Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Gafsa, Tunisia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF), Gafsa, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 334 miles (or 538 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 relatively short distance between Malta International Airport and Gafsa - Ksar International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):

• The increase in passenger handling and aircraft movements necessitated the construction of a civil air terminal.
• 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.
• The airport car parking has considerably increased during 2009.
• The airport is located 5 km southwest of the capital, Valletta.
• Until the construction of the new air terminal was completed, the Government embarked on a further upgrade of the old air terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• The MetOffice is able to get information from the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología in Madrid and the UK's Met Office along with numerical weather models such as those provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in Reading, England.
• Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• 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.
• There was a small increase in the volume of traffic that passed through Malta International Airport in 2011.
• The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.

Facts about Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF):

• The furthest airport from Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,768 miles (18,939 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) is Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SE of GAF.
• Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gafsa - Ksar International Airport", other names for GAF include "Aéroport international de Gafsa-Ksar" and "مطار قفصة قصر الدولي".