Nonstop flight route between Fuvahmulah, Maldives and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), Fuvahmulah, Maldives and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,508 miles (or 4,036 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 Fuvahmulah Airport and Alula Aba Nega 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 Fuvahmulah Airport and Alula Aba Nega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FVM / VRMF |
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Location: | Fuvahmulah, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°18'33"S by 73°25'57"E |
Area Served: | Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | State Trading Organisation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FVM |
More Information: | FVM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK |
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Location: | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E |
Area Served: | Mek'ele, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7406 feet (2,257 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQX |
More Information: | MQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM):
- Fuvahmulah Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Fuvahmulah in Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives.
- In addition to being known as "Fuvahmulah Airport", other names for FVM include "ފުވައްމުލަކު އެއަރޕޯޓް" and "VRMR".
- The furthest airport from Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Because of Fuvahmulah Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuvahmulah 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 airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of FVM.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Alula Aba Nega Airport (meaning Alula Aba Nega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,272 miles (19,750 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Because of Alula Aba Nega Airport's high elevation of 7,406 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MQX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MQX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) is Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NW of MQX.
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.