Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Dickinson, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK), Dickinson, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,531 miles (or 8,902 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 Malta International Airport and Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional 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 Malta International Airport and Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):

• The increase in passenger handling and aircraft movements necessitated the construction of a civil air terminal.
• Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
• The following routes pass through the airport, but are not express services.
• Malta International Airport has improved services for disabled and reduced mobility people to ensure an easier transit through the airport terminal to the aircraft and similarly on return.
• Because of Malta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Malta 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 Malta International Airport (MLA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
• Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
• There was a small increase in the volume of traffic that passed through Malta International Airport in 2011.
• In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
• Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.

Facts about Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK):

• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 9,164 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,924 enplanements in 2009, and 10,383 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) is Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SW of DIK.
• Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,412 miles (16,756 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.