Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and Mount Keith Airport (WME), Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,814 miles (or 6,138 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 Mount Keith 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 Mount Keith 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 |
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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: | WME / YMNE |
| Airport Name: | Mount Keith Airport |
| Location: | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°17'11"S by 120°33'16"E |
| Operator/Owner: | BHP Billiton, Mount Keith Operations |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1792 feet (546 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WME |
| More Information: | WME Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
- GMIAL announced that the development plans included reclaiming more land at the eastern end of the 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Mount Keith Airport (WME):
- The furthest airport from Mount Keith Airport (WME) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,966 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Mount Keith Airport (WME) is Leinster Airport (LER), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of WME.
- Mount Keith Airport (WME) currently has only 1 runway.
