Nonstop flight route between Islip, New York, United States and Maamigili, Maldives:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York, United States and Villa International Airport (VAM), Maamigili, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,699 miles (or 14,000 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Villa 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Villa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP):

• The closest airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ISP.
• While the airport continues to expand it has added numerous amenities, including free courtesy cell phone parking.
• The Suffolk County Police Aviation Section has a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter based at MacArthur Airport.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) has 4 runways.
• It is also home to Civil Air Patrol's Long Island Group's Suffolk Cadet Sqdn 10.
• Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1944 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation built the first hangar at the airport.
• Located between Montauk Point 67 miles to the east and Manhattan 44 miles to the west, MacArthur Airport serves the three million residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties and travelers who want an alternative to the congestion at JFK and LaGuardia airports – both in Queens.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.

Facts about Villa International Airport (VAM):

• The furthest airport from Villa International Airport (VAM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,252 miles (18,108 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Maamigili Airport Apron, March 2013
• Maamigili Airport Airside, March 2013
• The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Villa International Airport (VAM) is Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NE of VAM.
• Maamigili Airport, March 2013
• Because of Villa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Villa 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.
• Villa International Airport (VAM) currently has only 1 runway.