Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Lompoc, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Lompoc Airport (LPC), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,602 miles (or 15,453 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 Lompoc 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 Lompoc Airport. 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):

• Ibrahim Nasir International first started out as a small strip of land in the then inhabited island of Hulhulé.
• Today, Ibrahim Nasir International is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists.
• The agreement signed between the Maldives government and GMR Group included the upgrading and renovation of the airport up to the standard of a global airport by the year 2014.
• As of March 2013, SriLankan Airlines is the largest foreign carrier into Maldives with 32 flights a week.
• 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.
• As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
• 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 closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lompoc Airport (LPC):

• Because of Lompoc Airport's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Lompoc 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 Lompoc Airport (LPC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Lompoc Airport (LPC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lompoc Airport (LPC) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NW of LPC.