Nonstop flight route between Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Malatya, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), Malatya, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,826 miles (or 4,548 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Malatya Erhaç 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Malatya Erhaç Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR | 
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLX / LTAT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Malatya, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°26'7"N by 38°5'26"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administration) Turkish Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Public /Military | 
| Elevation: | 2828 feet (862 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MLX | 
| More Information: | MLX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- In 2011, the airport had 126,350 passengers.Scandinavian Airlines operates daily flights to Tromsø and Oslo in mainland Norway.
- Construction started in 1973.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- Lufttransport has been at the airport since 1976.
- The airport is located 1.6 nautical miles northwest of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on Svalbard.
Facts about Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX):
- The furthest airport from Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of MLX.
- Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Malatya Erhaç Airport", another name for MLX is "Malatya Erhaç Havaalanı".
- Erhaç is the 7th Air Wing of the 2nd Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force.




