Nonstop flight route between Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(8°42'18"N by 171°13'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(62°10'42"N by 6°4'32"E)
Distance from MAV to HOV:
7,474.87 miles (12,029.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maloelap Airport (MAV), Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,475 miles (or 12,030 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 Maloelap Airport and Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden, 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 Maloelap Airport and Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAV / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°42'18"N by 171°13'50"E |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAV |
| More Information: | MAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOV / ENOV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°10'42"N by 6°4'32"E |
| Area Served: | Ørsta and Volda |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOV |
| More Information: | HOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Maloelap Airport (MAV):
- In addition to being known as "Maloelap Airport", other names for MAV include "Taroa Airfield" and "3N1".
- The closest airport to Maloelap Airport (MAV) is Kaben Airport (KBT), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of MAV.
- The furthest airport from Maloelap Airport (MAV) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Maloelap Airport (meaning Maloelap Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,049 miles (19,391 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Because of Maloelap Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Maloelap 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.
- Maloelap Airport (MAV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV):
- Because of Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden 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 Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,168 miles (17,973 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) is Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of HOV.
- Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden handled 99,470 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden", another name for HOV is "Ørsta–Volda lufthamn, Hovden".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.37 miles (47.26 km) WNW | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 38.86 miles (62.53 km) S | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 85.38 miles (137.40 km) NW | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 110.89 miles (178.47 km) S | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 111.80 miles (179.93 km) NNW | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 113.37 miles (182.45 km) S | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 117.90 miles (189.74 km) S | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 118.34 miles (190.45 km) SSE | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 134.68 miles (216.74 km) NW | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 152.14 miles (244.85 km) WNW | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 167.58 miles (269.70 km) WSW | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 174.03 miles (280.07 km) WSW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 184.25 miles (296.52 km) S | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 191.22 miles (307.74 km) SSE | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 192.16 miles (309.26 km) WSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,048.96 miles (19,390.87 km) E | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,529.75 miles (18,555.29 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,512.62 miles (18,527.71 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,487.27 miles (18,486.93 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,477.51 miles (18,471.22 km) S | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,423.51 miles (18,384.30 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,416.40 miles (18,372.87 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,415.75 miles (18,371.82 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,407.83 miles (18,359.07 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 10 | 11,398.81 miles (18,344.56 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 11,395.84 miles (18,339.79 km) S | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,391.78 miles (18,333.25 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 11,388.98 miles (18,328.74 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,380.72 miles (18,315.45 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 15 | 11,380.45 miles (18,315.01 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.11 miles (38.80 km) S | Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) | Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 2 | 26.56 miles (42.75 km) N | Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) | Aalesund, Norway | |
| 3 | 53.49 miles (86.09 km) SW | Florø Airport (FRO) | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 4 | 54.47 miles (87.66 km) NE | Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) | Molde, Norway | |
| 5 | 55.40 miles (89.16 km) S | Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) | Førde / Bringeland, Norway | |
| 6 | 78.70 miles (126.65 km) SSE | Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) | Sogndal, Norway | |
| 7 | 85.12 miles (136.99 km) NE | Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) | Kristiansund, Norway | |
| 8 | 132.65 miles (213.48 km) SE | Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) | Fagernes, Norway | |
| 9 | 133.32 miles (214.56 km) SSW | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 10 | 137.17 miles (220.75 km) SE | Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) | Gol, Norway | |
| 11 | 166.68 miles (268.24 km) S | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway | |
| 12 | 170.90 miles (275.04 km) ENE | Røros Airport (RRS) | Røros, Norway | |
| 13 | 176.64 miles (284.28 km) ENE | Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway | |
| 14 | 189.48 miles (304.93 km) ESE | Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) | Hamar, Norway | |
| 15 | 198.05 miles (318.73 km) S | Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) | Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,168.18 miles (17,973.40 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,163.52 miles (17,965.90 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,150.34 miles (17,944.70 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,142.61 miles (17,932.25 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,105.58 miles (17,872.66 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,089.00 miles (17,845.97 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,065.09 miles (17,807.49 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,064.43 miles (17,806.43 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,055.52 miles (17,792.09 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,048.92 miles (17,781.46 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,033.82 miles (17,757.16 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,026.04 miles (17,744.64 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,020.00 miles (17,734.92 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,011.14 miles (17,720.67 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,989.41 miles (17,685.70 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |