Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Florida, United States and Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States and Drake Field (FYV), Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 960 miles (or 1,546 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 relatively short distance between Melbourne International Airport and Drake Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLB / KMLB |
| Airport Name: | Melbourne International Airport |
| Location: | Melbourne, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'10"N by 80°38'43"W |
| Area Served: | Melbourne, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Melbourne, Florida |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLB |
| More Information: | MLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FYV / KFYV |
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| Location: | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°0'18"N by 94°10'12"W |
| Area Served: | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fayetteville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1251 feet (381 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FYV |
| More Information: | FYV Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):
- Melbourne International Airport (MLB) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of MLB.
- The airport handled about 38,667 short tons in January 2014.
- Delta Airlines started nonstops to Atlanta in 1983.
- Because of Melbourne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 the early 1980s some ending scenes for the film Stranger Than Paradise were shot in the Melbourne area, including several plot scenes shot at the Airport.
- 229,000 passengers used the airport in 2009, a 24% drop from 2008.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Drake Field (FYV):
- The furthest airport from Drake Field (FYV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Drake Field (FYV) is Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of FYV.
- Drake Field served as the commercial airport for Northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, Arkansas.
- The airport covers an area of 631 acres at an elevation of 1,251 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Drake Field", another name for FYV is "Fayetteville Executive Airport".
- Drake Field (FYV) currently has only 1 runway.
