Nonstop flight route between Málaga, Spain and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,070 miles (or 8,160 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 large distance between Málaga Airport and William P. Hobby Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Málaga Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGP / LEMG |
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Location: | Málaga, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°40'29"N by 4°29'57"W |
Area Served: | Costa del Sol |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGP |
More Information: | AGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):
- On 16 December 2009, low cost carrier Ryanair announced a base at this airport.
- Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
- Málaga Airport is the busiest international airport of Andalucia, accounting for 85 percent of the region non-domestic traffic.
- Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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 single runway was extended in the 1960s, and a new terminal was erected in the centre of the site.
- The airport was given its current title in 1965.
- In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
- In November 2005 Monarch opened a base at Málaga.
- Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Houston is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and was the seventh-largest city in Southwest's network as of 2013.
- In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- In May 2011 Southwest Airlines expressed interest in international flights from Hobby.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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 terminal includes an interfaith chapel.