Nonstop flight route between Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Luang Namtha, Laos:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maloelap Airport (MAV), Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), Luang Namtha, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,708 miles (or 7,576 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 Louangnamtha 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 Maloelap Airport and Louangnamtha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAV / |
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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: | LXG / VLLN |
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Location: | Luang Namtha, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°57'38"N by 101°24'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Laos Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 1968 feet (600 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LXG |
More Information: | LXG Maps & Info |
Facts about Maloelap Airport (MAV):
- The closest airport to Maloelap Airport (MAV) is Kaben Airport (KBT), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of MAV.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Maloelap Airport", other names for MAV include "Taroa Airfield" and "3N1".
Facts about Louangnamtha Airport (LXG):
- The closest airport to Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) is Oudomsay Airport (ODY), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of LXG.
- The furthest airport from Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Louangnamtha Airport", another name for LXG is "ສະຫນາມບິນຫຼວງ້ໍາທາ".