Nonstop flight route between León, Guanajuato, Mexico and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), León, Guanajuato, Mexico and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,664 miles (or 17,162 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 Guanajuato International Airport and Ibrahim Nasir International 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 Guanajuato International Airport and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Guanajuato International Airport (BJX):

• Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of BJX.
• The furthest airport from Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Guanajuato International Airport's high elevation of 5,956 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Guanajuato International Airport", another name for BJX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Del Bajío".

Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):

• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• On the midnight of 7 December, GMR Handed over the airport to the government of the Maldives and now it's being run by MACL.
• The furthest airport from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Today, Ibrahim Nasir International is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists.
• GMIAL announced that the development plans included reclaiming more land at the eastern end of the runway.
• The agreement signed between the Maldives government and GMR Group included the upgrading and renovation of the airport up to the standard of a global airport by the year 2014.
• On 28 July 2010, a public-private partnership in managing the airport was signed between the Maldivian government and officials of GMR Group and Malaysia Airports, leasing the airport to the consortium for 25 years, with the new operator's mission being to develop MIA into a global standard airport by the year 2014.
• In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
• Because of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibrahim Nasir 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 closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.