Nonstop flight route between Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:
Departure Airport:
(29°5'38"S by 26°18'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W)
Distance from BFN to DOM:
6,595.57 miles (10,614.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,596 miles (or 10,615 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 Bloemfontein International Airport and Melville Hall Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFN / FABL |
| Airport Name: | Bloemfontein International Airport |
| Location: | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'38"S by 26°18'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | ACSA South African Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFN |
| More Information: | BFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
| Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
| Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W |
| Area Served: | Roseau |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
| More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN):
- Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SE of BFN.
- The furthest airport from Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,855 miles (19,079 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Bloemfontein Airport is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa.
- Because of Bloemfontein International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
- 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.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010.
- 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.
- Melville Hall Airport is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, 2 mi northwest of Marigot, it is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.70 miles (120.22 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho |     |
| 2 | 79.44 miles (127.84 km) ESE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 3 | 95.29 miles (153.35 km) WNW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 4 | 106.99 miles (172.18 km) E | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 5 | 117.49 miles (189.09 km) ESE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 131.74 miles (212.01 km) ESE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 151.77 miles (244.24 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 167.52 miles (269.60 km) E | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 209.21 miles (336.69 km) WNW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 10 | 211.77 miles (340.80 km) E | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 219.52 miles (353.29 km) NE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 12 | 220.71 miles (355.19 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 13 | 227.13 miles (365.52 km) NNE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 231.79 miles (373.03 km) NNW | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 15 | 236.24 miles (380.19 km) NNE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,854.95 miles (19,078.65 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,848.44 miles (19,068.16 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,846.56 miles (19,065.15 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,845.38 miles (19,063.25 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,845.32 miles (19,063.14 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,845.30 miles (19,063.12 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,844.99 miles (19,062.61 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,841.62 miles (19,057.20 km) NE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,838.28 miles (19,051.81 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,838.28 miles (19,051.81 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,833.45 miles (19,044.04 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,832.37 miles (19,042.31 km) NE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,827.70 miles (19,034.79 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,818.41 miles (19,019.83 km) NE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,818.21 miles (19,019.51 km) NE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.77 miles (25.38 km) SSW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 2 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) NW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 3 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) SSE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 5 | 104.44 miles (168.08 km) NW | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 107.46 miles (172.93 km) S | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 7 | 114.60 miles (184.43 km) NNW | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 8 | 127.44 miles (205.10 km) S | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 142.99 miles (230.11 km) NW | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 10 | 148.49 miles (238.96 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 11 | 153.95 miles (247.76 km) NW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 166.10 miles (267.32 km) S | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 174.69 miles (281.14 km) NW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 14 | 176.80 miles (284.53 km) S | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 15 | 183.89 miles (295.93 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,150.39 miles (19,554.11 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,102.98 miles (19,477.82 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,084.82 miles (19,448.58 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,058.17 miles (19,405.70 km) SSE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,022.77 miles (19,348.73 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,016.58 miles (19,338.76 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,010.43 miles (19,328.87 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,000.79 miles (19,313.35 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,969.26 miles (19,262.62 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,952.65 miles (19,235.87 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,948.18 miles (19,228.69 km) WSW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,943.44 miles (19,221.05 km) S | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,942.42 miles (19,219.41 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,940.02 miles (19,215.56 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,938.38 miles (19,212.91 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |