Nonstop flight route between Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Mogadishu, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,798 miles (or 14,159 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Aden Adde 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Aden Adde 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: | AIA / KAIA |
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Location: | Alliance, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W |
Area Served: | Alliance, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Alliance |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3931 feet (1,198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIA |
More Information: | AIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):
- Today many World War II-era buildings remain in use.
- Though speculation was that the Army would make the huge Alliance airfield a permanent installation, by November 20 the Troop Carrier Command closed the facility permanently and began to make plans to sell the surplus property.
- In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
- Due to disputes between the U.S.
- Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
- The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Alliance AAF was divided into air operations, quartermaster, troop cantonment, and gunnery ranges.
- Great Lakes suffers a $2,450,711 annual operating loss providing service to Alliance and Chadron.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In September 2013, the Turkish company Favori LLC began operations at the airport.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- In the 1980s, the Somali federal government recruited the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.