Nonstop flight route between La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Uni贸n Airport (LUI), La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,514 miles (or 5,656 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 La Uni贸n Airport and Melville Hall 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 La Uni贸n Airport and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUI / |
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Location: | La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] |
GPS Coordinates: | 34掳21'6"S by 71掳39'49"W |
Area Served: | Marchig眉e |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUI |
More Information: | LUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
GPS Coordinates: | 15掳32'48"N by 61掳17'59"W |
Area Served: | Roseau |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Facts about La Uni贸n Airport (LUI):
- Because of La Uni贸n Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at La Uni贸n 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.
- La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Ben铆tez International Airport (SCL), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of LUI.
- In addition to being known as "La Uni贸n Airport", other names for LUI include "La Uni贸n Airport (Marchig眉e)", "Aeropuerto La Uni贸n" and "SCLU".
- The furthest airport from La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is nearly antipodal to La Uni贸n Airport (meaning La Uni贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- The first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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 Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010.