Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Afton, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,184 miles (or 14,781 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 Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and Afton Municipal 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 Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and Afton Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLE / VRMM |
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Location: | Hulhulé Island, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°11'30"N by 73°31'44"E |
Area Served: | Malé, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Maldives |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLE |
More Information: | MLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO |
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Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W |
Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFO |
More Information: | AFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- In September 2010, GMR-MAHB consortium registered "GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
- On 25 November 2010, MACL officially handed over the aerodrome license of Malé International Airport to GMIAL.
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- The furthest airport from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Because of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibrahim Nasir 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.
- As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
- Today, Ibrahim Nasir International is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- MACL continued to own the Male' International Airport and manage some of the other airports in Maldives.
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
- The airport covers an area of 282 acres at an elevation of 6,221 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
- Afton Municipal Airport is a town-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Afton, a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
- Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.