Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, Delaware, United States and Málaga, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG), Wilmington, Delaware, United States and Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,763 miles (or 6,056 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 Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Málaga 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 Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Málaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG):

• Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport is in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware.
• Because of Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional 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.
• Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,724 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of ILG.
• After the war ended control of the airport was returned to civil authorities.
• Shuttle America offered scheduled flights out of Wilmington from the airline's founding in November 1998 until February 2000.
• United Airlines served Wilmington until 1991.
• The airport covers 1,250 acres at an elevation of 80 feet.

Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):

• Development work was completed on the terminal in 2008.
• On 15 March 2010, the new Terminal 3 was completed.
• Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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 furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
• Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
• In November 2002 a new control tower was built with a height of 54m,.
• Málaga Airport, officially Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport since June 2011, is the fourth busiest airport in Spain after Madrid–Barajas, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca.
• Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
• The airport was given its current title in 1965.
• Málaga Airport opened on 9 March 1919.
• The closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
• On May 17, 2012, The first commercial landings on the second runway took place for the first time.