Nonstop flight route between Maio, Cape Verde and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maio Airport (MMO), Maio, Cape Verde and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,746 miles (or 2,810 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Maio Airport and Flores Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMO / GVMA |
Airport Name: | Maio Airport |
Location: | Maio, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°9'20"N by 23°12'50"W |
Area Served: | Vila do Maio |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aera (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MMO |
More Information: | MMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
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Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Maio Airport (MMO):
- The furthest airport from Maio Airport (MMO) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Maio Airport (meaning Maio Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Because of Maio Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Maio Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Maio Airport (MMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maio Airport (MMO) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of MMO.
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- The first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.