Nonstop flight route between Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Melangguane Airport (MNA), Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,994 miles (or 14,475 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 Huntsville International Airport and Melangguane 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 Huntsville International Airport and Melangguane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):

• Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville 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.
• Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
• In 1989, Huntsville International became the first airport in the United States to install an ASR-9 dual-channel airport surveillance radar system.
• Service to Atlanta hit a high point in early 1985 when 17 nonstops a day flew HSV to ATL on four airlines, three flying "main line" jets on the route.
• Huntsville International Airport covers 6,000 acres at an elevation of 629 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
• Currently only American Airlines and Delta Air Lines operate main line jets into the airport.
• From 1969 to 1980 Huntsville had nonstop or direct jet flights to Los Angeles as well as to Florida and Texas during the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
• The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Melangguane Airport (MNA):

• The closest airport to Melangguane Airport (MNA) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) WSW of MNA.
• The furthest airport from Melangguane Airport (MNA) is Altamira Airport (ATM), which is nearly antipodal to Melangguane Airport (meaning Melangguane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Altamira Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Altamira, Pará, Brazil.
• Melangguane Airport (MNA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Melangguane Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Melangguane 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 "Melangguane Airport", another name for MNA is "Bandara Melonguane".