Nonstop flight route between Luqa, Malta and Ocho Rios, Jamaica:
Departure Airport:
(35°51'27"N by 14°28'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°24'15"N by 76°58'8"W)
Distance from MLA to OCJ:
5,560.09 miles (8,948.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta and Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ), Ocho Rios, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,560 miles (or 8,948 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 Ian Fleming 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 Malta International Airport and Ian Fleming International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLA / LMML |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luqa, Malta |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'27"N by 14°28'38"E |
| Area Served: | Malta |
| Operator/Owner: | Malta International Airport plc |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLA |
| More Information: | MLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OCJ / MKBS |
| Airport Name: | Ian Fleming International Airport |
| Location: | Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°24'15"N by 76°58'8"W |
| Area Served: | Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OCJ |
| More Information: | OCJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Malta International Airport (MLA):
- Malta International Airport (MLA) has 2 runways.
- Ryanair based one aircraft in Malta from May 2010, increasing to two from May 2012.
- Services run between 2300 and 0400 on Friday and Saturday evenings, all year round.
- The airport serves as the main hub for Air Malta and a base for Ryanair.
- Malta International Airport handled 405,200 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Malta International Airport", other names for MLA include "Luqa Airport" and "Valletta Airport".
- 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.
- Automated money exchange dispensers and ATM are available on the passengers area and arrivals.
- The closest airport to Malta International Airport (MLA) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of MLA.
- 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.
Facts about Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ):
- The renaming of the airport was controversial, with some locals feeling that a prominent Jamaican should have been honoured in preference to the British Ian Fleming.
- The furthest airport from Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ian Fleming International Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Ian Fleming 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 closest airport to Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of OCJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.42 miles (26.43 km) NW | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta |     |
| 2 | 78.69 miles (126.64 km) N | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 3 | 107.28 miles (172.65 km) WSW | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 4 | 109.50 miles (176.23 km) NNE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 5 | 115.83 miles (186.42 km) NNE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 6 | 166.21 miles (267.48 km) NNE | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 7 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) NNW | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 8 | 179.36 miles (288.65 km) NW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 9 | 208.70 miles (335.87 km) W | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 215.39 miles (346.64 km) SSW | Mitiga International Airport (MJI) | Tripoli, Libya | |
| 11 | 226.35 miles (364.27 km) W | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 227.60 miles (366.28 km) WSW | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 231.79 miles (373.02 km) NNE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 14 | 232.82 miles (374.69 km) SSW | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) | Tripoli, Libya | |
| 15 | 246.25 miles (396.29 km) WNW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,639.04 miles (18,731.18 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,510.39 miles (18,524.13 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,457.32 miles (18,438.73 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,443.85 miles (18,417.05 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,424.17 miles (18,385.37 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,418.88 miles (18,376.86 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,408.30 miles (18,359.83 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,393.79 miles (18,336.48 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,383.54 miles (18,319.99 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,380.62 miles (18,315.29 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,376.47 miles (18,308.61 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,371.27 miles (18,300.25 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,368.72 miles (18,296.14 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,368.21 miles (18,295.32 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,367.03 miles (18,293.41 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.25 miles (48.68 km) SSE | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| 2 | 31.83 miles (51.23 km) ESE | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 3 | 34.50 miles (55.52 km) SSE | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 62.28 miles (100.23 km) W | Sangster International Airport (MBJ) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 89.91 miles (144.69 km) W | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica | |
| 6 | 130.45 miles (209.93 km) N | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 7 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) NE | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 8 | 139.50 miles (224.50 km) N | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 157.40 miles (253.31 km) NE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 10 | 165.66 miles (266.60 km) NE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 11 | 169.95 miles (273.51 km) NNE | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 12 | 182.23 miles (293.27 km) NNE | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| 13 | 183.50 miles (295.31 km) NNE | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| 14 | 184.21 miles (296.45 km) E | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 15 | 204.75 miles (329.51 km) NE | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,859.22 miles (19,085.52 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,841.00 miles (19,056.19 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,673.30 miles (18,786.31 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,620.49 miles (18,701.33 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,614.07 miles (18,690.98 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,596.18 miles (18,662.20 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,589.79 miles (18,651.91 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,587.07 miles (18,647.54 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,585.17 miles (18,644.48 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,567.39 miles (18,615.87 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,558.79 miles (18,602.02 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,553.98 miles (18,594.29 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,550.72 miles (18,589.03 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,550.67 miles (18,588.96 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,528.31 miles (18,552.96 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |