Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Tame, Arauca, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(35°51'27"N by 14°28'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°27'3"N by 71°45'34"W)
Distance from MLA to TME:
5,747.52 miles (9,249.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), Tame, Arauca, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,748 miles (or 9,250 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 Gabriel Vargas Santos 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 Gabriel Vargas Santos 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | TME / SKTM |
| Airport Name: | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport |
| Location: | Tame, Arauca, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°27'3"N by 71°45'34"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1050 feet (320 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TME |
| More Information: | TME Maps & Info |
Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):
- Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
- Until the construction of the new air terminal was completed, the Government embarked on a further upgrade of the old air terminal.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
- Air traffic constantly increased and new airlines with larger aircraft started operations.
- Arriva Malta buses serve the airport.
- Car hire companies including Avis, Hertz, Thrifty, First Car Rental and Active Car Rental are located in the Welcomers' Hall.
- 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.
Facts about Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME):
- The closest airport to Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) is Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of TME.
- The furthest airport from Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) is Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), which is nearly antipodal to Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (meaning Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Cirebon, Java, Indonesia.
- Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 33.58 miles (54.04 km) NNW | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 2 | 79.24 miles (127.53 km) NNW | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 3 | 82.14 miles (132.19 km) ENE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 4 | 86.57 miles (139.33 km) NE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 89.20 miles (143.56 km) SSW | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 106.74 miles (171.78 km) NNW | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 108.33 miles (174.34 km) WNW | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 8 | 114.29 miles (183.93 km) NNW | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 9 | 128.42 miles (206.67 km) NNW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 145.01 miles (233.37 km) SW | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 11 | 145.93 miles (234.85 km) WNW | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 12 | 150.26 miles (241.82 km) N | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 152.85 miles (245.98 km) NNE | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 160.87 miles (258.89 km) ENE | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 174.78 miles (281.27 km) N | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.36 miles (19,967.67 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,381.66 miles (19,926.30 km) SE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,374.92 miles (19,915.46 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,343.28 miles (19,864.53 km) E | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,338.03 miles (19,856.09 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,330.10 miles (19,843.32 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,325.68 miles (19,836.21 km) ESE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,286.02 miles (19,772.39 km) WSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,260.43 miles (19,731.20 km) WSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,210.42 miles (19,650.71 km) ESE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,204.13 miles (19,640.59 km) WSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,194.26 miles (19,624.71 km) ESE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,178.60 miles (19,599.50 km) S | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,118.41 miles (19,502.65 km) WSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,113.61 miles (19,494.91 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |