Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Wotje Airport (WTE), Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,930 miles (or 14,372 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 Wotje 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 Wotje 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):

• The Malta Airport MetOffice is part of the Malta International Airport and provides the function of a national meteorological service for Malta.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• The airport car parking has considerably increased during 2009.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• There was a small increase in the volume of traffic that passed through Malta International Airport in 2011.
• This refurbishment was not enough as it still lacked certain essential facilities.

Facts about Wotje Airport (WTE):

• In addition to being known as "Wotje Airport", another name for WTE is "N36".
• Wotje Airport (WTE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wotje Airport (WTE) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NNW of WTE.
• Because of Wotje Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Wotje 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 Wotje Airport (WTE) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Wotje Airport (meaning Wotje Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,104 miles (19,480 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.