Nonstop flight route between Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) and Newtok, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mandalay International Airport (MDL), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) and Newtok Airport (WWT), Newtok, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,219 miles (or 8,400 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 Mandalay International Airport and Newtok 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 Mandalay International Airport and Newtok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mandalay International Airport (MDL):

• Systems incorporated into the airport include VHF and HF SSB transmitters and receivers, a voice communication control system, an automatic terminal information system, and an aeronautical fixed telecommunications network.
• The Mandalay International Airport project was first conceived by the Burmese military government in the mid 1990s as a way to increase overall levels of foreign investment and tourism in Burma.
• The furthest airport from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,685 miles (18,805 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Construction of the airport began in 1996, and the airport was officially opened in September 2000 at a cost of US$150 million.
• In addition to being known as "Mandalay International Airport", another name for MDL is "မန္တလေး အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်".
• Mandalay International Airport (MDL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mandalay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Mandalay 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.
• Mandalay International Airport handled 500,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) is Nyaung U International Airport (NYU), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) WSW of MDL.

Facts about Newtok Airport (WWT):

• In addition to being known as "Newtok Airport", another name for WWT is "EWU".
• Newtok Airport (WWT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Newtok Airport (WWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,568 miles (17,007 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Newtok Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Newtok 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 closest airport to Newtok Airport (WWT) is Toksook Bay Airport (OOK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of WWT.