Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Puerto Suárez, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), Puerto Suárez, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,050 miles (or 9,736 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 Puerto Suárez 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 Puerto Suárez 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):

• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• 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 head office of Medavia is on the airport property.
• 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.
• The foundation stone of the present air terminal was laid in September 1989 and inaugurated in record time 29 months later in February 1992.
• Arriva Malta buses serve the airport.
• 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.
• Car hire companies including Avis, Hertz, Thrifty, First Car Rental and Active Car Rental are located in the Welcomers' Hall.

Facts about Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ):

• The closest airport to Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PSZ.
• Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Puerto Suárez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Suárez 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 furthest airport from Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) is Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Suárez International Airport (meaning Puerto Suárez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tuguegarao Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines.