Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Luqa, Malta:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB), Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,778 miles (or 7,689 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 Mid-State Regional 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 Mid-State Regional 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 Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB):

• Based at Mid-State Regional Airport is the Civil Air Patrol Mid-State Composite Squadron 239.
• "Black Moshannon Airport" was built on land taken from Black Moshannon State Park and Moshannon State Forest just prior to the Second World War, and was operational by 1942, hosting a Civil Air Patrol training exercise for nearly 300 planes on May 30, 1942.
• The furthest airport from Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,570 miles (18,619 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is 20 miles from State College and Pennsylvania State University, and until the 1970s it was served by Allegheny Airlines.
• The closest airport to Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) is University Park Airport (SCE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of PSB.
• The Central Pennsylvania Region Sports Car Club of America also hold autocross races at the airport.
• Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) has 2 runways.
• The airport is 9 miles east of Philipsburg, 5 miles from U.S.

Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):

• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• The airport serves as the main hub for Air Malta and a base for Ryanair.
• The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
• Services run between 2300 and 0400 on Friday and Saturday evenings, all year round.
• 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.