Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Deming, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), Deming, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,917 miles (or 15,959 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield, 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):

• As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
• 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 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.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
• The airport came 5th in a survey conducted by PrivateFly during October and November 2011, to find the world's best airport approaches.
• On 28 July 2010, a public-private partnership in managing the airport was signed between the Maldivian government and officials of GMR Group and Malaysia Airports, leasing the airport to the consortium for 25 years, with the new operator's mission being to develop MIA into a global standard airport by the year 2014.

Facts about Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN):

• Activated 15 November 1942.
• The furthest airport from Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,412 miles (18,365 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) has 2 runways.
• Because of Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,314 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) is Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) S of DMN.