Nonstop flight route between Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aktobe International Airport (AKX), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,567 miles (or 10,569 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 Aktobe International Airport and Melville Hall 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 Aktobe International Airport and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Aktobe International Airport (AKX):

• Aktobe International Airport (AKX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Aktobe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 738 feet, planes can take off or land at Aktobe International 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 furthest airport from Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,693 miles (17,208 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Orsk Airport (OSW), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of AKX.
• In addition to being known as "Aktobe International Airport", other names for AKX include "Ақтөбе халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Актобе".

Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):

• Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010.
• Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
• In 2006 an airport expansion and upgrade program began which entailed the expansion of the terminal building to include a new departure lounge, customs and immigration section and check in area.
• The Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.
• Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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.