Nonstop flight route between Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,426 miles (or 8,732 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 Liverpool John Lennon 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 Liverpool John Lennon 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL):

• During World War II, the airport was taken over by the Royal Air Force and known as RAF Speke.
• The closest airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of LPL.
• 2002 saw the airport being renamed in honour of John Lennon, a founding member of The Beatles, 22 years after Lennon's death.
• The furthest airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• On 8 October 1940, Speke was witness to what is thought to be the fastest air-to-air combat "kill" in the Battle of Britain and possibly of all time.
• There are shops and cafes both landside and airside within the passenger terminal, including a payable lounge and a Wetherspoon pub.
• In March 2009, KLM started flying from the airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, initially with three flights daily.
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport handled 4,187,493 passengers last year.
• Because of Liverpool John Lennon Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Liverpool John Lennon 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.
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):

• In September 2010, GMR-MAHB consortium registered "GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
• 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.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
• On the midnight of 7 December, GMR Handed over the airport to the government of the Maldives and now it's being run by MACL.
• In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
• GMIAL announced that the development plans included reclaiming more land at the eastern end of the runway.