Nonstop flight route between Levelock, Alaska, United States and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Levelock Airport (KLL), Levelock, Alaska, United States and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,274 miles (or 11,707 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 Levelock Airport and Ibrahim Nasir 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 Levelock Airport and Ibrahim Nasir 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 Levelock Airport (KLL):

• Levelock Airport has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,281 by 59 feet.
• Levelock Airport (KLL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Levelock Airport (KLL) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of KLL.
• Levelock Airport, public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Levelock, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S.
• According to Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 527 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 22% from the 675 in 2007.
• In addition to being known as "Levelock Airport", another name for KLL is "9Z8".
• The furthest airport from Levelock Airport (KLL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,701 miles (17,221 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Levelock Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Levelock 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.

Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):

• The agreement signed between the Maldives government and GMR Group included the upgrading and renovation of the airport up to the standard of a global airport by the year 2014.
• In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
• 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.
• MACL continued to own the Male' International Airport and manage some of the other airports in Maldives.
• On 26 July 2011 Independence Day, the Maldivian government officially changed the name of the airport to 'Ibrahim Nasir International Airport'.
• As of March 2013, SriLankan Airlines is the largest foreign carrier into Maldives with 32 flights a week.
• 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.
• When the tourism industry in the Maldives began in 1972, the country was in need of an international standard airport to transport tourists to the resort islands.
• 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.