Nonstop flight route between St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:
Departure Airport:
(46°32'2"N by 9°53'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W)
Distance from SMV to DOM:
4,553.43 miles (7,328.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Samedan Airport (SMV), St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,553 miles (or 7,328 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 Samedan 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 Samedan Airport and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMV / LSZS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'2"N by 9°53'2"E |
| Area Served: | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Airport Type: | Public and military |
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMV |
| More Information: | SMV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
| Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
| Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W |
| Area Served: | Roseau |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
| More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Samedan Airport (SMV):
- In addition to being known as "Samedan Airport", another name for SMV is "Flughafen Engadin".
- The closest airport to Samedan Airport (SMV) is Lugano Airport (LUG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of SMV.
- Samedan Airport, also known as Engadin Airport, is a regional airport in Samedan in the Engadin valley of Switzerland, 5 km from St.
- Because of Samedan Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SMV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SMV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Samedan Airport (SMV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Samedan Airport (meaning Samedan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,075 miles (19,433 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Samedan Airport (SMV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (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.
- 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 first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) SW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 59.41 miles (95.61 km) N | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 3 | 60.41 miles (97.22 km) S | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 4 | 67.49 miles (108.61 km) NNW | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 68.80 miles (110.72 km) E | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 6 | 79.33 miles (127.67 km) SSE | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 7 | 80.37 miles (129.34 km) SSW | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 8 | 80.52 miles (129.59 km) NNW | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 9 | 83.64 miles (134.60 km) SW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 10 | 84.20 miles (135.50 km) WNW | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 85.26 miles (137.22 km) NE | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 12 | 89.95 miles (144.77 km) NW | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 92.21 miles (148.40 km) SSE | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 14 | 103.11 miles (165.94 km) SE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 15 | 106.12 miles (170.79 km) E | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,075.27 miles (19,433.22 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,630.21 miles (18,716.96 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,624.56 miles (18,707.87 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,619.60 miles (18,699.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,606.53 miles (18,678.85 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,603.91 miles (18,674.64 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,599.34 miles (18,667.29 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,587.30 miles (18,647.91 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,571.08 miles (18,621.81 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,565.49 miles (18,612.80 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,564.08 miles (18,610.53 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,554.64 miles (18,595.34 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,547.55 miles (18,583.94 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,540.05 miles (18,571.87 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,534.30 miles (18,562.61 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.77 miles (25.38 km) SSW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 2 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) NW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 3 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) SSE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 5 | 104.44 miles (168.08 km) NW | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 107.46 miles (172.93 km) S | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 7 | 114.60 miles (184.43 km) NNW | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 8 | 127.44 miles (205.10 km) S | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 142.99 miles (230.11 km) NW | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 10 | 148.49 miles (238.96 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 11 | 153.95 miles (247.76 km) NW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 166.10 miles (267.32 km) S | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 174.69 miles (281.14 km) NW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 14 | 176.80 miles (284.53 km) S | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 15 | 183.89 miles (295.93 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,150.39 miles (19,554.11 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,102.98 miles (19,477.82 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,084.82 miles (19,448.58 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,058.17 miles (19,405.70 km) SSE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,022.77 miles (19,348.73 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,016.58 miles (19,338.76 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,010.43 miles (19,328.87 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,000.79 miles (19,313.35 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,969.26 miles (19,262.62 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,952.65 miles (19,235.87 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,948.18 miles (19,228.69 km) WSW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,943.44 miles (19,221.05 km) S | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,942.42 miles (19,219.41 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,940.02 miles (19,215.56 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,938.38 miles (19,212.91 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |