Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Florida, United States and Minna, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States and Minna Airport (MXJ), Minna, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,731 miles (or 9,223 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 Melbourne International Airport and Minna 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 Melbourne International Airport and Minna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | MXJ / DNMN | 
| Airport Name: | Minna Airport | 
| Location: | Minna, Nigeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°39'6"N by 6°27'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Minna, Nigeria | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MXJ | 
| More Information: | MXJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):
- The Melbourne Airport Authority operates Tropical Haven, a 759-site manufactured home park.
- Delta Airlines started nonstops to Atlanta in 1983.
- 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.
- Scheduled airline flights began in 1953.
- 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.
- 229,000 passengers used the airport in 2009, a 24% drop from 2008.
- Melbourne International Airport is a public airport 1.5 miles northwest of downtown Melbourne, in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- 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.
- Melbourne International Airport (MLB) has 3 runways.
Facts about Minna Airport (MXJ):
- The furthest airport from Minna Airport (MXJ) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Minna Airport (meaning Minna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,575 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Minna Airport (MXJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Minna Airport (MXJ) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SE of MXJ.
- Because of Minna Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Minna 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.




