Nonstop flight route between Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillingham Airfield (HDH), Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,512 miles (or 13,699 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 Dillingham Airfield 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 Dillingham Airfield 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:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDH / PHDH |
| Airport Name: | Dillingham Airfield |
| Location: | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°34'45"N by 158°11'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDH |
| More Information: | HDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLE / VRMM |
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| Location: | Hulhulé Island, Maldives |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°11'30"N by 73°31'44"E |
| Area Served: | Malé, Maldives |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Maldives |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLE |
| More Information: | MLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillingham Airfield (HDH):
- The furthest airport from Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Dillingham Airfield (meaning Dillingham Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- In 1962, the State of Hawaii leased Dillingham for general aviation use.
- The closest airport to Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Wheeler AAF (HHI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of HDH.
- Because of Dillingham Airfield's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham Airfield 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.
- Dillingham Airfield (HDH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- 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.
- MACL continued to own the Male' International Airport and manage some of the other airports in Maldives.
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
- More than 1200 employees from Maldives Airports Company Ltd will be transferred to GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
- Ibrahim Nasir International first started out as a small strip of land in the then inhabited island of Hulhulé.
- In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt 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.
- On the midnight of 7 December, GMR Handed over the airport to the government of the Maldives and now it's being run by MACL.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport opened to the public on 12 April 1966.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- 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.
