Nonstop flight route between Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica and Managua, Nicaragua:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica and Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA), Managua, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,684 miles (or 2,710 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 relatively short distance between Melville Hall Airport and Augusto César Sandino International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGA / MNMG |
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Location: | Managua, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°8'29"N by 86°10'5"W |
Area Served: | Managua |
Operator/Owner: | Republica de Nicaragua |
Airport Type: | Public and military |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGA |
More Information: | MGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- 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.
- The first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
- The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA):
- The furthest airport from Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Augusto César Sandino International Airport (meaning Augusto César Sandino International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,689 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- A large expansion programme was underway by 2003 and as of July 2006 the final phase was completed with 11 gates equipped with jetways, and room for 20 airplanes to park.
- In addition to being known as "Augusto César Sandino International Airport", another name for MGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional Augusto C. Sandino".
- Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Before ACS, there was the old Xolotlan Airport, about 2 miles east of Managua, built in 1915 which very soon became too small for Managua's airline service growth.
- Because of Augusto César Sandino International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Augusto César Sandino 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 Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) is Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SSE of MGA.
- About 360 individuals are employed at the airport.