Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Seattle, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,087 miles (or 9,795 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 Malta International Airport and King County 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 Malta International Airport and King County 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 Malta International Airport (MLA):

• Because of Malta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Malta 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.
• Services run between 2300 and 0400 on Friday and Saturday evenings, all year round.
• Automated money exchange dispensers and ATM are available on the passengers area and arrivals.
• Air traffic constantly increased and new airlines with larger aircraft started operations.
• The furthest airport from Malta International Airport (MLA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
• Until the construction of the new air terminal was completed, the Government embarked on a further upgrade of the old air terminal.
• Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.

Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):

• The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
• Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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 addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
• Boeing Field/King County International Airport covers 634 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
• King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
• Boeing Field had scheduled passenger flights on West Coast Airlines Douglas DC-9s and Fairchild F-27s to Idaho, Oregon, Washington, northern California, western Montana, northern Utah and to Calgary.
• The Boeing Company has facilities at the airport.
• Except for the World War II period, when it was taken over by the U.S.