Nonstop flight route between Ambilobe, Madagascar and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ambilobe Airport (AMB), Ambilobe, Madagascar and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,647 miles (or 9,088 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 Ambilobe Airport and Edinburgh 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 Ambilobe Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMB / FMNE |
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Location: | Ambilobe, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'17"S by 48°59'16"E |
Area Served: | Ambilobe, Madagascar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMB |
More Information: | AMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDI / EGPH |
Airport Name: | Edinburgh Airport |
Location: | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W |
Area Served: | Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Central Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 136 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDI |
More Information: | EDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Ambilobe Airport (AMB):
- Because of Ambilobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambilobe 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 Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- In addition to being known as "Ambilobe Airport", another name for AMB is "Ambilobe".
- Ambilobe Airport (AMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Ambanja Airport (IVA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of AMB.
Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):
- Although the original main runway 13/31 served the airport well, its alignment had the disadvantage of suffering from severe crosswinds and the other two minor runways were very short and could not be readily extended, so movements were transferred to a new runway in an addition completely outside the original airfield boundary.
- In 1971 the British Airports Authority took over the airport and immediately started to expand it by constructing a new runway and terminal building.
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
- The present terminal building, designed by Sir Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall.
- Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
- There are currently no direct rail links to Edinburgh Airport, although it lies very close to the Fife Circle and the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway lines.
- The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In April 2008 work began on the resurfacing of the main runway.
- Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.