Nonstop flight route between Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Ushuaia International Airport (USH), Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,195 miles (or 13,189 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Ushuaia 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Ushuaia 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: | KDO / VRMK |
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| Location: | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°51'33"N by 73°31'18"E |
| Area Served: | Haddhunmathi Atoll, Maldives |
| Operator/Owner: | Maldives Airports Co. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDO |
| More Information: | KDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | USH / SAWH |
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| Location: | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'35"S by 68°17'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from USH |
| More Information: | USH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO):
- Because of Kadhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Kadhdhoo 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 "Kadhdhoo Airport", another name for KDO is "ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
- The closest airport to Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Thimarafushi Airport (TMF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NW of KDO.
- Excavation for the runway began on 11 January 1982, and the final layer of the runway was completed on 6 April 1986.
- Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Facts about Ushuaia International Airport (USH):
- Ushuaia International Airport is fit to receive airplanes as large as the Boeing 747.
- The furthest airport from Ushuaia International Airport (USH) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Ushuaia International Airport (meaning Ushuaia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
- Because of Ushuaia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Ushuaia 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ushuaia International Airport", another name for USH is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia".
- The closest airport to Ushuaia International Airport (USH) is Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) NNE of USH.
- This small international airport was opened in 1995, replacing an older one.
- Ushuaia International Airport (USH) currently has only 1 runway.
