Nonstop flight route between Aiyura, Papua New Guinea and Fuvahmulah, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aiyura Airport (AYU), Aiyura, Papua New Guinea and Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), Fuvahmulah, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,012 miles (or 8,067 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 Aiyura Airport and Fuvahmulah 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 Aiyura Airport and Fuvahmulah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYU / AYAY | 
| Airport Name: | Aiyura Airport | 
| Location: | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°20'16"S by 145°54'14"E | 
| Elevation: | 5100 feet (1,554 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AYU | 
| More Information: | AYU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FVM / VRMF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°18'33"S by 73°25'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives | 
| Operator/Owner: | State Trading Organisation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FVM | 
| More Information: | FVM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Aiyura Airport (AYU):
- The closest airport to Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of AYU.
- Because of Aiyura Airport's high elevation of 5,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AYU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AYU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Aiyura Airport (AYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,723 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM):
- The closest airport to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of FVM.
- Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fuvahmulah Airport", other names for FVM include "ފުވައްމުލަކު އެއަރޕޯޓް" and "VRMR".
- Fuvahmulah Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Fuvahmulah in Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives.
- Because of Fuvahmulah Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuvahmulah 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 Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.




