Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Louisville, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,222 miles (or 8,404 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 Louisville 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 Louisville 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.
• 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 airport serves as the main hub for Air Malta and a base for Ryanair.
• 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 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 airport car parking has considerably increased during 2009.
• The head office of Air Malta is at Level 2 of the Skyparks Business Centre.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• Car hire companies including Avis, Hertz, Thrifty, First Car Rental and Active Car Rental are located in the Welcomers' Hall.
• This refurbishment was not enough as it still lacked certain essential facilities.
• There was a small increase in the volume of traffic that passed through Malta International Airport in 2011.
• Arriva Malta buses serve the airport.
• Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.

Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):

• Standiford Field was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 on a parcel of land south of Louisville that was found not to have flooded during the Ohio River flood of 1937.
• Louisville International-Standiford Field covers 1,200 acres at an elevation of 501 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to commercial air traffic there is a significant amount of general aviation activity at Louisville International Airport, for business travel and other purposes.
• The 1980s brought plans for a new terminal, the Louisville Airport Improvement plan.
• Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
• Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
• In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
• Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
• Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.