Nonstop flight route between Sialkot, Pakistan and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sialkot International Airport (SKT), Sialkot, Pakistan and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,008 miles (or 12,887 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 Sialkot International Airport and Melville Hall 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 Sialkot International Airport and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sialkot International Airport (SKT):

• Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan.
• In addition to being known as "Sialkot International Airport", another name for SKT is "سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
• Sialkot International Airport (SKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of SKT.
• The nearest railway station is Sambrial which is 5 km from the airport and is serviced by a taxi and auto-rickshaw link.
• Because of Sialkot International Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at Sialkot 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 furthest airport from Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sialkot International Airport (meaning Sialkot International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,315 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):

• The first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
• The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
• Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
• Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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.
• In 2006 an airport expansion and upgrade program began which entailed the expansion of the terminal building to include a new departure lounge, customs and immigration section and check in area.