Nonstop flight route between Dongola, Sudan and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dongola Airport (DOG), Dongola, Sudan and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,082 miles (or 4,961 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 Dongola 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 Dongola Airport and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Dongola Airport (DOG):

• Because of Dongola Airport's relatively low elevation of 773 feet, planes can take off or land at Dongola 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 Dongola Airport (DOG) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located 84 miles (134 kilometers) SSE of DOG.
• The furthest airport from Dongola Airport (DOG) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to Dongola Airport (meaning Dongola Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
• Dongola Airport (DOG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):

• 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.
• In late 2012, the government of Maldives declared that the concession agreement was void ab initio and on 27 November 2012 gave GMIAL a deadline of 7 days to evict the airport'.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
• On 26 July 2011 Independence Day, the Maldivian government officially changed the name of the airport to 'Ibrahim Nasir International Airport'.
• In 2010, Government of Maldives appointed IFC to run the bidding process for the privatisation of the airport.
• 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.
• In September 2010, GMR-MAHB consortium registered "GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
• Ibrahim Nasir International first started out as a small strip of land in the then inhabited island of Hulhulé.
• The airport opened to the public on 12 April 1966.
• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Today, Ibrahim Nasir International is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists.