Nonstop flight route between Vero Beach, Florida, United States and Plaisance, Mauritius:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB), Vero Beach, Florida, United States and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Plaisance, Mauritius would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,759 miles (or 15,706 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB):

• In 1948 major league baseball arrived as Bud Holman, a local businessman, invited the Brooklyn Dodgers to take over barracks facilities from the closed naval air station for winter and spring training.
• Today VRB is a 1,707-acre tower-controlled facility with an FAR Part 139 operating certificate.
• Vero Beach Municipal Airport is a public airport 1 mile northwest of Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
• Because of Vero Beach Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Vero Beach Municipal 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 closest airport to Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) is St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VRB.
• The furthest airport from Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,565 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) has 3 runways.

Facts about Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU):

• In 1942, when Mauritius was a Crown colony, the government decided to build a small airport at Plaine Magnien near Mahébourg.
• A new passenger terminal was inaugurated on 30 August 2013, and became fully operational in September 2013.
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport handled 269,086 passengers last year.
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,697 miles (18,824 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• The closest airport to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 144 miles (231 kilometers) WSW of MRU.
• In addition to being known as "Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport", another name for MRU is "Plaisance Airport".
• Because of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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.