Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Luxor, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, United States and Luxor International Airport (LXR), Luxor, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,729 miles (or 10,829 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 Miami International Airport and Luxor 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 Miami International Airport and Luxor 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 Miami International Airport (MIA):

• Pan Am, the other key carrier at MIA, was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1991, but filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter.
• The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.
• The budget for operations was $600 million in 2009.
• The Skytrain automated people mover, built by Parsons and Odebrecht with trains from Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, opened to the public on September 15, 2010.
• The free MIA Mover connects the airport with the Miami Intermodal Center, where the car rental facility and bus terminal has relocated.
• Stricter visa requirements for aliens in transit have lessened MIA's role as an intercontinental connecting hub, but it remains the most important hub between Europe and Latin America.
• Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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.
• In 2011 the airport ranked first in the United States by percentage of international flights and second by volume of international passengers, behind only New York–JFK.
• Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
• Building 845 Suite 450 has the corporate headquarters of World Atlantic Airways.
• Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.
• After Frank Borman became president of Eastern in 1975 he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center in New York City to a campus next to MIA.
• The main terminal at MIA dates back to 1959, with several new additions.
• The furthest airport from Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Luxor International Airport (LXR):

• The closest airport to Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Aswan International Airport (ASW), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of LXR.
• In 2005 the airport was upgraded to accommodate up to 8 million passengers a year.
• The furthest airport from Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Luxor International Airport (meaning Luxor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Luxor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Luxor 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.
• Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings.
• Luxor International Airport (LXR) currently has only 1 runway.