Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Nanning, Guangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(35°51'27"N by 14°28'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°36'29"N by 108°10'20"E)
Distance from MLA to NNG:
5,514.11 miles (8,874.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG), Nanning, Guangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,514 miles (or 8,874 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 Nanning Wuxu 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 Nanning Wuxu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLA / LMML |
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| Location: | Luqa, Malta |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'27"N by 14°28'38"E |
| Area Served: | Malta |
| Operator/Owner: | Malta International Airport plc |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLA |
| More Information: | MLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNG / ZGNN |
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| Location: | Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'29"N by 108°10'20"E |
| Area Served: | Nanning |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 420 feet (128 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NNG |
| More Information: | NNG Maps & Info |
Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):
- In October 1977, a new and longer runway was launched and works commenced on the extension and refurbishment of the air terminal.
- Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
- Arriva Malta buses serve the airport.
- Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
- Taxis are available 24 hours a day from the airport to any destination in Malta.
- Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.
- 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.
- Malta International Airport air terminal operations include general passenger services, and the operation of an extensive range of retail services at the airport, airside and landside shops, restaurants and other outlets, which are all operated on concession agreements.
- Automated money exchange dispensers and ATM are available on the passengers area and arrivals.
- The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
- 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.
Facts about Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG):
- The new terminal under construction is scheduled to be finished in 2012.
- The furthest airport from Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is nearly antipodal to Nanning Wuxu International Airport (meaning Nanning Wuxu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carolina Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,856 kilometers) away in Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil.
- Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nanning Wuxu International Airport", other names for NNG include "Nanzningz Vuzhih Gozci Gihcangz南宁吴圩国际机场" and "Nánníng Wúxū Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SE of NNG.
- Because of Nanning Wuxu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 420 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanning Wuxu 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.
- Nanning Wuxu International Airport handled 7,032,312 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.42 miles (26.43 km) NW | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta |     |
| 2 | 78.69 miles (126.64 km) N | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 3 | 107.28 miles (172.65 km) WSW | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 4 | 109.50 miles (176.23 km) NNE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 5 | 115.83 miles (186.42 km) NNE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 6 | 166.21 miles (267.48 km) NNE | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 7 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) NNW | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 8 | 179.36 miles (288.65 km) NW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 9 | 208.70 miles (335.87 km) W | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 215.39 miles (346.64 km) SSW | Mitiga International Airport (MJI) | Tripoli, Libya | |
| 11 | 226.35 miles (364.27 km) W | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 227.60 miles (366.28 km) WSW | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 231.79 miles (373.02 km) NNE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 14 | 232.82 miles (374.69 km) SSW | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) | Tripoli, Libya | |
| 15 | 246.25 miles (396.29 km) WNW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,639.04 miles (18,731.18 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,510.39 miles (18,524.13 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,457.32 miles (18,438.73 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,443.85 miles (18,417.05 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,424.17 miles (18,385.37 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,418.88 miles (18,376.86 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,408.30 miles (18,359.83 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,393.79 miles (18,336.48 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,383.54 miles (18,319.99 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,380.62 miles (18,315.29 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,376.47 miles (18,308.61 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,371.27 miles (18,300.25 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,368.72 miles (18,296.14 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,368.21 miles (18,295.32 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,367.03 miles (18,293.41 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.00 miles (165.76 km) SE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 108.78 miles (175.07 km) NW | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 134.83 miles (216.99 km) NE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 153.27 miles (246.66 km) N | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 154.65 miles (248.88 km) SW | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 169.87 miles (273.38 km) SE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 179.36 miles (288.65 km) WSW | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 196.97 miles (316.99 km) N | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 204.15 miles (328.55 km) ENE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 215.44 miles (346.71 km) NNE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 236.20 miles (380.12 km) SE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 12 | 252.76 miles (406.77 km) WNW | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 255.53 miles (411.23 km) SW | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 263.93 miles (424.75 km) NNE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 284.90 miles (458.50 km) NNW | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,337.93 miles (19,855.92 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,331.60 miles (19,845.74 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,258.75 miles (19,728.50 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,250.04 miles (19,714.48 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,168.30 miles (19,582.93 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,149.97 miles (19,553.44 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,127.10 miles (19,516.62 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,127.10 miles (19,516.62 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,100.98 miles (19,474.59 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,095.88 miles (19,466.38 km) S | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,083.41 miles (19,446.32 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,006.58 miles (19,322.67 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,003.48 miles (19,317.69 km) S | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,992.87 miles (19,300.61 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,974.84 miles (19,271.58 km) W | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |