Nonstop flight route between Sholapur (Solapur), India and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Solapur Airport (SSE), Sholapur (Solapur), India and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,731 miles (or 14,051 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 Solapur 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 Solapur 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 Solapur Airport (SSE):

• The closest airport to Solapur Airport (SSE) is Osmanabad Airport (OMN), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) N of SSE.
• Solapur Airport (SSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was built by Indian Defence Authorities in September 1948 during the police action operation on the ex-Hyderabad State.
• Citing lack of space for expansion, The State Government has taken a decision to develop a new Green Field “Code-D” airport at a cost of Rs.
• No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
• In addition to being known as "Solapur Airport", other names for SSE include "सोलापूर विमानतळ" and "Solapur Airport सोलापूर विमानतळ".
• Kingfisher Red operated an ATR-72 service to Mumbai in February 2009 four times a week but was discontinued in August 2010.
• The furthest airport from Solapur Airport (SSE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

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 Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.
• The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
• The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
• Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010.
• Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.