Nonstop flight route between Mandritsara, Madagascar and Plattsburgh, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mandritsara Airport (WMA), Mandritsara, Madagascar and Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), Plattsburgh, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,559 miles (or 13,774 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 Mandritsara Airport and Plattsburgh 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 Mandritsara Airport and Plattsburgh 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: | WMA / FMNX |
Airport Name: | Mandritsara Airport |
Location: | Mandritsara, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°49'1"S by 48°49'58"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WMA |
More Information: | WMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBG / KPBG |
Airport Name: | Plattsburgh International Airport |
Location: | Plattsburgh, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°39'2"N by 73°28'5"W |
Area Served: | Plattsburgh, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Clinton County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 234 feet (71 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBG |
More Information: | PBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Mandritsara Airport (WMA):
- Because of Mandritsara Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mandritsara 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 Mandritsara Airport (WMA) is Port Bergé Airport (WPB), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) W of WMA.
- The furthest airport from Mandritsara Airport (WMA) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,054 miles (17,790 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Facts about Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG):
- The furthest airport from Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) is Clinton County Airport (PLB), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NW of PBG.
- Passenger service began on June 18, 2007, and Clinton County Airport has been shut down since then.
- Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has a 35,300 square foot passenger terminal building that opened in 2007.
- Because of Plattsburgh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Plattsburgh 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.
- On March 15, 2008, the airport began hosting regular service by Direct Air, offering three direct flights weekly to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- The airport was served by Colgan Air until June 14, 2012, offering up to three flights daily to Boston on a variety of turboprop regional airliners.