Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Tashkent International Airport (TAS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,935 miles (or 4,724 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 Tashkent 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 Tashkent 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 (MLA) has 2 runways.
• Air traffic constantly increased and new airlines with larger aircraft started operations.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• Shops at the airport include news kiosk, florist and tax-free outlets, Food and Beverage outlets.
• 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.
• 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 following routes pass through the airport, but are not express services.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• The foundation stone of the present air terminal was laid in September 1989 and inaugurated in record time 29 months later in February 1992.
• The first civil airfield was constructed at Ta' Qali, followed by others at Ħal Far and Luqa.
• 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.
• Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.

Facts about Tashkent International Airport (TAS):

• The furthest airport from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Tashkent International Airport (TAS) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Tashkent International Airport", another name for TAS is "Toshkent Xalqaro Aeroporti".
• The closest airport to Tashkent International Airport (TAS) is Khujand International Airport (LBD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of TAS.
• Terminal 3 opened in 2011 with a capacity of 400 passengers per hour.