Nonstop flight route between Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States and Hulhulé Island, Maldives:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB), Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,085 miles (or 14,621 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 Greenbrier Valley 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 Greenbrier Valley 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 Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB):

• The closest airport to Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of LWB.
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Greenbrier Valley Airport covers 472 acres at an elevation of 2,301 feet above mean sea level.
• Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,529 miles (18,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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.
• The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of 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.
• The airport came 5th in a survey conducted by PrivateFly during October and November 2011, to find the world's best airport approaches.
• As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
• In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.