Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Stanton, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Stanton Airfield (SYN), Stanton, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,972 miles (or 14,440 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 Stanton 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 Stanton 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):

• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 25 November 2010, MACL officially handed over the aerodrome license of Malé International Airport to GMIAL.
• In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt runway.
• The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
• On 26 July 2011 Independence Day, the Maldivian government officially changed the name of the airport to 'Ibrahim Nasir International Airport'.

Facts about Stanton Airfield (SYN):

• Stanton Airfield (SYN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Stanton Airfield (SYN) is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of SYN.
• Stanton Airfield covers an area of 158 acres at an elevation of 920 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Stanton Airfield (SYN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,776 miles (17,342 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Stanton Airfield is a public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Stanton, in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
• Because of Stanton Airfield's relatively low elevation of 920 feet, planes can take off or land at Stanton Airfield 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.