Nonstop flight route between Hickory, North Carolina, United States and Fuvahmulah, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States and Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), Fuvahmulah, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,503 miles (or 15,293 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 Hickory Regional Airport and Fuvahmulah 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 Hickory Regional Airport and Fuvahmulah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has an operating control tower from 7:00am to 9:00pm daily for safety and sequencing of aircraft landing and departing.
- After the airline deregulation of the late 1970s, the nature of commercial service would change for Hickory.
- Riverhawk Aviation, which was the airport's only FBO, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- In 1960, the base of operations for the airport was moved from the south side of the field when the new terminal building was constructed.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
Facts about Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fuvahmulah Airport", other names for FVM include "ފުވައްމުލަކު އެއަރޕޯޓް" and "VRMR".
- 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.