Rome (FCO) – Malta (MLA)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
689 km
428 mi · 372 nm
Flight time
1 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
87 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (51 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
464,565
2024 · +77.7%
Flights / week
60
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
565,752 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_it), reported by the airport in Italy, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from FCO to MLAFCOMLA
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FCO
163°
Heading from MLA
344°
Halfway point
38.83, 13.42
Great-circle km
690 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 58,935 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug58.9KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202415,930
Feb 202417,409
Mar 202421,564
Apr 202439,955
May 202444,750
Jun 202445,562
Jul 202457,534
Aug 202458,935
Sep 202448,332
Oct 202441,745
Nov 202438,610
Dec 202434,239
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 371 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJul371AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024140
Feb 2024124
Mar 2024142
Apr 2024278
May 2024291
Jun 2024308
Jul 2024371
Aug 2024371
Sep 2024304
Oct 2024284
Nov 2024244
Dec 2024243

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 690 km.

FCO Rome → MLA Malta

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

MLA Malta → FCO Rome

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Rome and Malta

MLA
FCO689
CIA681

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Rome airports

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

More routes from MLA

Route Distance Passengers / year
MLA → LGW2,065 km 492,672
MLA → CTA187 km 357,155
MLA → MAN2,344 km 298,039
MLA → MUC1,407 km 275,119
MLA → FRA1,647 km 263,642
MLA → LHR2,105 km 220,727
MLA → VIE1,373 km 219,910
MLA → STN2,110 km 219,310
MLA → IST1,377 km 201,047
MLA → BUD1,346 km 190,501

Questions

Rome (FCO) and Malta (MLA) are 689 km (428 miles, 372 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.