FACTS AND STATS ABOUT THE FERRY FLIGHT: The distance from Wichita to Male is 8,405nm. An estimated 11,500 liters of fuel were used in the 70 hours of flying time. This is an average of 1,400nm per day! The last day had a flight time of approximately 11 hours over the Ocean – non-stop.
THE ROUTING WAS:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
BANGOR, MAINE
2 Wichita, Kansas 22nd 3 Bangor, Maine 23rd 4 Santa Maria, Azores 24th 5 Luqa, Malta 25th 6 Luxor, Egypt 26th 7 Al Fujairah, UAE 27th 8 Malé, Maldives 28th
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