Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Fuvahmulah, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), Fuvahmulah, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,940 miles (or 15,997 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Fuvahmulah 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Fuvahmulah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
| More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FVM / VRMF |
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| Location: | Fuvahmulah, Maldives |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°18'33"S by 73°25'57"E |
| Area Served: | Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives |
| Operator/Owner: | State Trading Organisation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FVM |
| More Information: | FVM Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.
- The 552d Air Control Wing flies Air Combat Command's E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
- The 137th began as the 185th Fighter Squadron, with the P-51 Mustang.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
Facts about Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM):
- In addition to being known as "Fuvahmulah Airport", other names for FVM include "ފުވައްމުލަކު އެއަރޕޯޓް" and "VRMR".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fuvahmulah Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuvahmulah 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.
- Fuvahmulah Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Fuvahmulah in Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives.
- The closest airport to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) is Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of FVM.
