Nonstop flight route between Karachi, Pakistan and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, Pakistan and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,492 miles (or 2,402 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 relatively short distance between Jinnah International Airport and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHI / OPKC |
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| Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'24"N by 67°9'38"E |
| Area Served: | Karachi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHI |
| More Information: | KHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLE / VRMM |
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| Location: | Hulhulé Island, Maldives |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°11'30"N by 73°31'44"E |
| Area Served: | Malé, Maldives |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Maldives |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLE |
| More Information: | MLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Jinnah International Airport (KHI):
- Jinnah International Airport handled 16,065,465 passengers last year.
- Because of Jinnah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinnah 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.
- The furthest airport from Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jinnah International Airport (meaning Jinnah International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,173 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ENE of KHI.
- In addition to being known as "Jinnah International Airport", another name for KHI is "جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائ اڈہ".
- In Karachi, the CIP Lounge can be used by all first and business class passengers on all outbound flights.
- Jinnah International Airport (KHI) has 2 runways.
- Taxi service is available to the airport from all points of Karachi, while bus and minibus routes are also available to the airport.
- Karachi was once a much busier airport.
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- Because of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibrahim Nasir 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.
- As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
- The furthest airport from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- In late 2012, the government of Maldives declared that the concession agreement was void ab initio and on 27 November 2012 gave GMIAL a deadline of 7 days to evict the airport'.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- On 25 November 2010, MACL officially handed over the aerodrome license of Malé International Airport to GMIAL.
