Nonstop flight route between Malda, India and Afutara, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malda Airport (LDA), Malda, India and Afutara Airport (AFT), Afutara, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,427 miles (or 8,734 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 Malda Airport and Afutara 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 Malda Airport and Afutara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDA / VEMH |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Malda, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°0'0"N by 88°15'0"E |
Area Served: | Malda |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDA |
More Information: | LDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFT / AGAF |
Airport Name: | Afutara Airport |
Location: | Afutara, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°11'29"S by 160°56'53"E |
Area Served: | Afutara |
View all routes: | Routes from AFT |
More Information: | AFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Malda Airport (LDA):
- Because of Malda Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Malda 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 Malda Airport (LDA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Malda Airport (LDA) is Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSE of LDA.
- Malda Airport (LDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Malda Airport", other names for LDA include "মালদা বিমানবন্দর", "VEMH
" and "Malda".
Facts about Afutara Airport (AFT):
- The furthest airport from Afutara Airport (AFT) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Afutara Airport (meaning Afutara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Afutara Airport (AFT) is Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of AFT.