Nonstop flight route between Cabinda, Angola and Luqa, Malta:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cabinda Airport (CAB), Cabinda, Angola and Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,868 miles (or 4,616 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 Cabinda Airport and Malta 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 Cabinda Airport and Malta 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 Cabinda Airport (CAB):

• The furthest airport from Cabinda Airport (CAB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• In addition to being known as "Cabinda Airport", other names for CAB include "Aeroporto de Cabinda (Cabinda)" and "Aeroporto de Cabinda".
• Because of Cabinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Cabinda 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.
• Cabinda Airport (CAB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Cabinda Airport (CAB) is Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of CAB.

Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):

• Until the construction of the new air terminal was completed, the Government embarked on a further upgrade of the old air terminal.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
• Automated money exchange dispensers and ATM are available on the passengers area and arrivals.
• The furthest airport from Malta International Airport (MLA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Services run between 2300 and 0400 on Friday and Saturday evenings, all year round.
• The foundation stone of the present air terminal was laid in September 1989 and inaugurated in record time 29 months later in February 1992.
• The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
• There was a small increase in the volume of traffic that passed through Malta International Airport in 2011.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.
• Because of Malta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Malta 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.