Nonstop flight route between Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco):

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Melilla Airport (MLN), Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,010 miles (or 6,454 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Melilla 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Melilla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM):

• In 2000 WestJet expanded to Canada's eastern region, choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub, and flying to destinations from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia.
• Citing high fuel prices, Air Canada Jazz withdrew its service from Hamilton airport on July 31, 2008.
• Hamilton turned over operation of the airport to TradePort International Corp.
• Because of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at John C. Munro Hamilton 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of YHM.
• The airport is designed for use by large airplanes on overseas flights, and includes a 10,006 ft × 200 ft asphalt runway with centreline lighting for low-visibility operations, and a smaller 6,010 ft × 150 ft asphalt runway.
• John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) has 2 runways.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• In addition to being known as "John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport", another name for YHM is "Hamilton Airport".

Facts about Melilla Airport (MLN):

• Passengers can get and from the airport by car or taxi.
• In 1969, the current airport was opened within Melilla's borders and was strictly a civilian facility.
• The closest airport to Melilla Airport (MLN) is Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) W of MLN.
• Melilla Airport (MLN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Melilla Airport (MLN) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Melilla Airport (meaning Melilla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Melilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Melilla 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 new airport, Tauima Aerodrome, was opened for civilian flights 1931 and used also by the military.
• In addition to being known as "Melilla Airport", another name for MLN is "Aeropuerto de Melilla".