Nonstop flight route between Desroches Island, Seychelles and Macon, Georgia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°41'41"S by 53°39'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°41'34"N by 83°38'57"W)
Distance from DES to MCN:
9,119.78 miles (14,676.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desroches Island Airport (DES), Desroches Island, Seychelles and Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), Macon, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,120 miles (or 14,677 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 Desroches Island Airport and Middle Georgia Regional 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 Desroches Island Airport and Middle Georgia Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DES / FSDR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Desroches Island, Seychelles |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'41"S by 53°39'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Island Deveoplment Company (IDC) |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DES |
| More Information: | DES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCN / KMCN |
| Airport Name: | Middle Georgia Regional Airport |
| Location: | Macon, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'34"N by 83°38'57"W |
| Area Served: | Macon, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | Macon-Bibb County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCN |
| More Information: | MCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Desroches Island Airport (DES):
- In addition to being known as "Desroches Island Airport", another name for DES is "Desroches Island".
- The furthest airport from Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of DES.
- Because of Desroches Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Desroches Island 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.
- Desroches Island Airport (DES) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN):
- Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,352 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) is Robins Air Force Base (WRB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MCN.
- Early in 1940, Macon's Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to bring war industries and defense installations to the City.
- Because of Middle Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Middle Georgia Regional 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.
- Commercial airline service to this airport included Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines with its ASA "Delta Connection" discontinuing service to the airport in 2008.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.81 miles (236.27 km) ENE | Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) | Mahé, Seychelles |     |
| 2 | 169.62 miles (272.97 km) NE | Praslin Island Airport (PRI) | Praslin Island, Seychelles | |
| 3 | 173.50 miles (279.22 km) NE | Bird Island Airport (BDI) | Bird Island, Seychelles | |
| 4 | 175.64 miles (282.67 km) ENE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| 5 | 190.69 miles (306.89 km) NE | Denis Island Airport (DEI) | Denis Island, Seychelles | |
| 6 | 547.50 miles (881.11 km) SSW | Arrachart Airport (DIE) | Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 607.37 miles (977.47 km) SSW | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 652.76 miles (1,050.52 km) SSW | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 681.48 miles (1,096.73 km) SSW | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 735.55 miles (1,183.74 km) SSW | Analalava Airport (HVA) | Analalava, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 752.73 miles (1,211.41 km) SW | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | |
| 12 | 770.34 miles (1,239.74 km) SW | Ouani Airport (FMCV- Port of Soap) (AJN) | Anjouan, Comoros | |
| 13 | 771.85 miles (1,242.16 km) SSW | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 784.43 miles (1,262.41 km) NW | Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) | Mogadishu, Somalia | |
| 15 | 796.34 miles (1,281.59 km) SSW | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,057.87 miles (17,795.87 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,799.46 miles (17,380.00 km) NW | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 3 | 10,781.62 miles (17,351.29 km) NW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 4 | 10,781.19 miles (17,350.60 km) NW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 5 | 10,720.11 miles (17,252.30 km) NNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 6 | 10,701.01 miles (17,221.57 km) NW | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 7 | 10,695.00 miles (17,211.90 km) NNW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 8 | 10,684.30 miles (17,194.67 km) NW | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 9 | 10,648.33 miles (17,136.78 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,645.20 miles (17,131.74 km) NW | Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 11 | 10,640.59 miles (17,124.33 km) WNW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 12 | 10,635.58 miles (17,116.26 km) NW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 13 | 10,633.91 miles (17,113.58 km) NW | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 14 | 10,626.81 miles (17,102.14 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,623.99 miles (17,097.62 km) NNW | Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL) | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, México | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.95 miles (7.96 km) SE | Robins Air Force Base (WRB) | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | |
| 2 | 10.28 miles (16.54 km) NNE | Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) | Macon, Georgia, United States | |
| 3 | 39.64 miles (63.79 km) ESE | W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN) | Dublin, Georgia, United States | |
| 4 | 39.69 miles (63.88 km) NE | Baldwin County Airport (MLJ) | Milledgeville, Georgia, United States | |
| 5 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) SE | Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) | McRae, Georgia, United States | |
| 6 | 75.63 miles (121.71 km) NNW | Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) | Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA | |
| 7 | 76.05 miles (122.39 km) W | Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG) | Columbus, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 79.26 miles (127.56 km) NW | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| 9 | 81.97 miles (131.92 km) WSW | Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) | Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 82.14 miles (132.19 km) ESE | Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) | Vidalia, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 85.45 miles (137.52 km) WNW | LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC) | LaGrange, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 86.09 miles (138.54 km) SSW | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) | Albany, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 87.83 miles (141.35 km) S | Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA) | Tifton, Georgia, United States | |
| 14 | 88.75 miles (142.83 km) NNE | Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) | Athens, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 89.14 miles (143.45 km) N | Barrow County Airport (WDR) | Winder, Georgia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,352.34 miles (18,269.78 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,334.75 miles (18,241.47 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,324.08 miles (18,224.30 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,317.97 miles (18,214.46 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,317.27 miles (18,213.33 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,315.59 miles (18,210.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,314.53 miles (18,208.93 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,299.37 miles (18,184.54 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,298.25 miles (18,182.73 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,292.98 miles (18,174.25 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,291.84 miles (18,172.40 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,261.90 miles (18,124.22 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,259.38 miles (18,120.17 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,248.30 miles (18,102.34 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,205.26 miles (18,033.08 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |