Manchester (MAN) – Malta (MLA)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,344 km
1,457 mi · 1,266 nm
Flight time
3 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
295 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (174 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
298,039
2024 · +23.0%
Flights / week
32
Both directions, average
Seats filled
92%
324,102 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from MAN
139°
Heading from MLA
331°
Halfway point
44.91, 7.38
Great-circle km
2,343 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Malta is 1 h ahead of Manchester

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 32,803 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMay32.8KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 20249,986
Feb 202414,160
Mar 202419,150
Apr 202429,726
May 202432,803
Jun 202430,435
Jul 202431,389
Aug 202432,705
Sep 202430,852
Oct 202427,737
Nov 202419,059
Dec 202420,037
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 183 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMay183JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202466
Feb 202486
Mar 2024110
Apr 2024170
May 2024183
Jun 2024169
Jul 2024174
Aug 2024182
Sep 2024172
Oct 2024154
Nov 2024106
Dec 2024114

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,343 km.

MAN Manchester → MLA Malta

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

MLA Malta → MAN Manchester

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

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.

More routes from MAN

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAN → AMS488 km 1,083,040
MAN → DUB265 km 1,063,307
MAN → TFS3,046 km 975,825
MAN → ALC1,680 km 902,041
MAN → PMI1,580 km 771,790
MAN → AYT3,136 km 718,000
MAN → CDG589 km 713,143
MAN → AGP1,861 km 618,534
MAN → DLM3,028 km 561,981
MAN → ACE2,864 km 552,440

More routes from MLA

Route Distance Passengers / year
MLA → LGW2,065 km 492,672
MLA → FCO689 km 464,565
MLA → CTA187 km 357,155
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

Manchester (MAN) and Malta (MLA) are 2,344 km (1,457 miles, 1,266 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.