Nonstop flight route between Maintirano, Madagascar and Van, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maintirano Airport (MXT), Maintirano, Madagascar and Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), Van, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,905 miles (or 6,285 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 Maintirano Airport and Van Ferit Melen 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 Maintirano Airport and Van Ferit Melen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXT / FMMO |
Airport Name: | Maintirano Airport |
Location: | Maintirano, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°3'2"S by 44°1'55"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MXT |
More Information: | MXT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAN / LTCI |
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Location: | Van, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°28'5"N by 43°19'55"E |
Area Served: | Van |
Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5480 feet (1,670 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAN |
More Information: | VAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Maintirano Airport (MXT):
- The furthest airport from Maintirano Airport (MXT) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,185 miles (18,000 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Maintirano Airport (MXT) is Tambohorano Airport (WTA), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) N of MXT.
- Because of Maintirano Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Maintirano 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 Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN):
- The furthest airport from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,369 miles (18,296 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) is Agri Airport (AJI), which is located 84 miles (134 kilometers) N of VAN.
- In addition to being known as "Van Ferit Melen Airport", another name for VAN is "Ferit Melen Havaalanı".
- Because of Van Ferit Melen Airport's high elevation of 5,480 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VAN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VAN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) currently has only 1 runway.