Nonstop flight route between Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States and Luqa, Malta:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY), Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States and Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,422 miles (or 8,726 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 Manley Hot Springs Airport and Malta International 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 Manley Hot Springs Airport and Malta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY):

• The closest airport to Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) is Rampart Airport (RMP), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of MLY.
• The furthest airport from Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,288 miles (16,557 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Manley Hot Springs Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Manley Hot Springs 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 Malta International Airport (MLA):

• Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• The increase in passenger handling and aircraft movements necessitated the construction of a civil air terminal.
• There was a small increase in the volume of traffic that passed through Malta International Airport in 2011.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• The head office of Air Malta is at Level 2 of the Skyparks Business Centre.
• Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
• Malta International Airport air terminal operations include general passenger services, and the operation of an extensive range of retail services at the airport, airside and landside shops, restaurants and other outlets, which are all operated on concession agreements.
• The furthest airport from Malta International Airport (MLA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Malta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Malta 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 first civil airfield was constructed at Ta' Qali, followed by others at Ħal Far and Luqa.
• The airport car parking has considerably increased during 2009.
• The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.