Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Goodland, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(4°11'30"N by 73°31'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°22'14"N by 101°41'56"W)
Distance from MLE to GLD:
9,411.62 miles (15,146.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), Goodland, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,412 miles (or 15,146 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 Goodland 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 Goodland 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | GLD / KGLD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Goodland, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'14"N by 101°41'56"W |
| Area Served: | Goodland, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Goodland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3656 feet (1,114 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLD |
| More Information: | GLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- The airport came 5th in a survey conducted by PrivateFly during October and November 2011, to find the world's best airport approaches.
- More than 1200 employees from Maldives Airports Company Ltd will be transferred to GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- When the tourism industry in the Maldives began in 1972, the country was in need of an international standard airport to transport tourists to the resort islands.
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
Facts about Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD):
- Goodland Municipal had scheduled airline service on Air Midwest to Denver, Colorado's Stapleton International Airport in the 1980s.
- In addition to being known as "Goodland Municipal Airport", another name for GLD is "Renner Field".
- Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of GLD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.03 miles (111.09 km) SW | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives |     |
| 2 | 138.70 miles (223.21 km) S | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 3 | 161.16 miles (259.36 km) S | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 4 | 178.08 miles (286.59 km) N | Hanimaadhoo International Airport (HAQ) | Hanimaadhoo, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 258.52 miles (416.04 km) S | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 311.07 miles (500.61 km) S | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 376.94 miles (606.63 km) NE | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 8 | 456.36 miles (734.44 km) NNE | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 9 | 467.75 miles (752.77 km) NNW | Agatti Aerodrome (AGX) | Agatti Island, India | |
| 10 | 473.45 miles (761.94 km) ENE | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | 483.22 miles (777.67 km) ENE | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | 483.69 miles (778.42 km) ENE | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 499.69 miles (804.17 km) NE | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 14 | 507.79 miles (817.20 km) NNE | Calicut International Airport (CCJ) | Kozhikode (Calicut), India | |
| 15 | 529.93 miles (852.84 km) NNE | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,288.82 miles (18,167.55 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,251.76 miles (18,107.91 km) W | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 10,918.47 miles (17,571.54 km) NNW | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 4 | 10,909.02 miles (17,556.33 km) NNW | Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) | Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 5 | 10,892.77 miles (17,530.16 km) NNW | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 6 | 10,890.66 miles (17,526.78 km) NNW | Huatulco International Airport (HUX) | Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 7 | 10,876.27 miles (17,503.61 km) N | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 8 | 10,837.62 miles (17,441.42 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,830.38 miles (17,429.76 km) NNW | Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 10 | 10,828.62 miles (17,426.94 km) NNW | Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX) | Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 11 | 10,819.17 miles (17,411.73 km) N | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 12 | 10,807.97 miles (17,393.69 km) NW | Tapachula International Airport (TAP) | Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 13 | 10,803.38 miles (17,386.31 km) N | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 14 | 10,794.93 miles (17,372.72 km) NW | Retalhuleu Airport (RER) | Retalhuleu, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 10,793.39 miles (17,370.23 km) NW | Coatepeque Airport (CTF) | Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.04 miles (56.40 km) E | Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) | Colby, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 82.38 miles (132.58 km) NE | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) | McCook, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 98.16 miles (157.97 km) NW | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 99.74 miles (160.52 km) E | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 104.52 miles (168.21 km) SSW | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 112.72 miles (181.40 km) SSE | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 116.27 miles (187.13 km) NE | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 132.59 miles (213.37 km) NNE | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 135.08 miles (217.39 km) ESE | Hays Regional Airport (HYS) | Hays, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 137.38 miles (221.10 km) NNW | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 141.28 miles (227.37 km) NE | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 145.27 miles (233.78 km) SE | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 161.89 miles (260.53 km) WNW | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 165.64 miles (266.57 km) WSW | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 165.67 miles (266.61 km) SSE | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,816.35 miles (17,407.18 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,646.35 miles (17,133.59 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,598.91 miles (17,057.26 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,580.59 miles (17,027.77 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,377.19 miles (16,700.43 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,368.94 miles (16,687.15 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,355.00 miles (16,664.72 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,332.23 miles (16,628.07 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,329.99 miles (16,624.46 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,302.10 miles (16,579.57 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,286.45 miles (16,554.40 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,277.40 miles (16,539.82 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,276.99 miles (16,539.16 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,270.24 miles (16,528.31 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,257.34 miles (16,507.55 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |