Nonstop flight route between Fort Myers, Florida, United States and Plaisance, Mauritius:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Page Field (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, United States and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Plaisance, Mauritius would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,849 miles (or 15,851 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 Page Field and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 Page Field and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMY / KFMY |
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Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°35'12"N by 81°51'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Lee County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMY |
More Information: | FMY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRU / FIMP |
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Location: | Plaisance, Mauritius |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°25'48"S by 57°40'58"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 186 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRU |
More Information: | MRU Maps & Info |
Facts about Page Field (FMY):
- In August 2011, the Lee County Port Authority opened a new terminal complex on the west side of Page Field.
- Because of Page Field's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Page Field 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.
- Constructed in 1927 as a civilian airport, Page Field was appropriated by the War Department at the beginning of World War II.
- Page Field (FMY) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Page Field", another name for FMY is "Page Field General Aviation Airport".
- Page Field covers an area of 670 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- The June 1949 chart shows 5000-ft runway 4, 4960-ft runway 9 and 5030-ft runway 13.
- The closest airport to Page Field (FMY) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of FMY.
- The furthest airport from Page Field (FMY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU):
- In 1942, when Mauritius was a Crown colony, the government decided to build a small airport at Plaine Magnien near Mahébourg.
- The furthest airport from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,697 miles (18,824 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 144 miles (231 kilometers) WSW of MRU.
- A new passenger terminal was inaugurated on 30 August 2013, and became fully operational in September 2013.
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport handled 269,086 passengers last year.
- Because of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 addition to being known as "Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport", another name for MRU is "Plaisance Airport".