Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Straubing, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM), Straubing, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,706 miles (or 7,574 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 Straubing Wallmuehle 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 Straubing Wallmuehle 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):

• On 26 July 2011 Independence Day, the Maldivian government officially changed the name of the airport to 'Ibrahim Nasir International Airport'.
• On 26 July 2011, Male' International Airport was officially renamed as 'Ibrahim Nasir International Airport' in memory of Ibrahim Nasir, 2nd President of the Maldives.
• 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 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.
• Ibrahim Nasir International first started out as a small strip of land in the then inhabited island of Hulhulé.
• The airport opened to the public on 12 April 1966.
• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
• MACL continued to own the Male' International Airport and manage some of the other airports in Maldives.
• 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 came 5th in a survey conducted by PrivateFly during October and November 2011, to find the world's best airport approaches.
• 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.

Facts about Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM):

• In addition to being known as "Straubing Wallmuehle Airport", other names for RBM include "Advanced Landing Ground R-68" and "Straubing Wallmühle Airport".
• The airfield became a civilian airport and today is a well-equipped facility supporting general aviation.
• Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was built in 1938 as a Luftwaffe airfield, its primary mission being the training of pilots flying Arado Ar 68 biplane advanced trainer.
• The closest airport to Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of RBM.
• The furthest airport from Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,883 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.