Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Chişinău, Moldova:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,968 miles (or 6,386 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 Chișinău International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | KIV / LUKK |
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | CIA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt runway.
- 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.
- 1Some of these flights make an intermediate stop in Colombo, but Turkish Airlines does not have traffic rights solely between Male and Colombo.
- 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.
- The airport came 5th in a survey conducted by PrivateFly during October and November 2011, to find the world's best airport approaches.
- 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 Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- There are bus lines and rutieră vans frequently departing from the airport.
- The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- There are ten check-in desks and four gates at the airport.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized.
- The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
- Chișinău International Airport serves as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline, and Moldavian Airlines.
