Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Tacloban City, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(35°51'27"N by 14°28'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°13'38"N by 125°1'40"E)
Distance from MLA to TAC:
6,874.61 miles (11,063.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC), Tacloban City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,875 miles (or 11,064 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 Daniel Z. Romualdez 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 Daniel Z. Romualdez 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: | TAC / RPVA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tacloban City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'38"N by 125°1'40"E |
| Area Served: | Tacloban City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAC |
| More Information: | TAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):
- Automated money exchange dispensers and ATM are available on the passengers area and arrivals.
- In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta 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.
- Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta and it serves the whole Maltese Archipelago.
- Shops at the airport include news kiosk, florist and tax-free outlets, Food and Beverage outlets.
- The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
- Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.
- 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.
- Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC):
- Access to the airport from central Tacloban City is served by the jeepney services on the Downtown-San Jose-Airport route, from Marasbaras route, and the service from nearby Palo.
- The furthest airport from Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (meaning Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Because of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Z. Romualdez 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 closest airport to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Ormoc Airport (OMC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TAC.
- In September 13, 2012, the Budget department has released P4.6 billion to support the public-private partnership projects of the Department of Transportation and Communications.
- Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The single-story terminal building consists of the departure and arrival area.
- Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport handled 1,140,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport", another name for TAC is "Paliparang Daniel Z. RomualdezLuparan Daniel Z. Romualdez".
| 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 | 33.49 miles (53.89 km) WSW | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 2 | 66.92 miles (107.70 km) NNW | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 3 | 91.99 miles (148.05 km) NNW | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 4 | 94.98 miles (152.85 km) SW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 106.10 miles (170.75 km) SSE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 6 | 115.88 miles (186.49 km) SE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 7 | 123.18 miles (198.23 km) NW | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 8 | 134.30 miles (216.14 km) SW | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 9 | 138.12 miles (222.28 km) S | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 10 | 140.01 miles (225.32 km) WSW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 156.26 miles (251.48 km) W | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 12 | 158.94 miles (255.80 km) NNW | Legazpi Airport (LGP) | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines | |
| 13 | 160.22 miles (257.85 km) S | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 168.01 miles (270.39 km) SSE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 15 | 171.51 miles (276.02 km) NNW | Virac Airport (VRC) | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,363.74 miles (19,897.46 km) S | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,315.29 miles (19,819.49 km) SE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,262.82 miles (19,735.05 km) E | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,189.72 miles (19,617.40 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,183.79 miles (19,607.86 km) E | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,129.50 miles (19,520.49 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,121.69 miles (19,507.93 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,075.88 miles (19,434.20 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,072.71 miles (19,429.09 km) SSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,039.80 miles (19,376.13 km) W | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,002.61 miles (19,316.27 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,992.06 miles (19,299.30 km) SW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,983.18 miles (19,285.02 km) W | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,969.98 miles (19,263.77 km) E | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,952.49 miles (19,235.63 km) WSW | Minaçu Airport (MQH) | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil | |