Nonstop flight route between Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,982 miles (or 11,236 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 Erbil International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Erbil International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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: | EBL / ORER |
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Location: | Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'14"N by 43°57'47"E |
Area Served: | Erbil, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | KRG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1341 feet (409 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBL |
More Information: | EBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
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Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):
- Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.
- Following the American control and since 2002, Skylink Aviation has provided ground operations and fuel supply at the airport.
- The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
- Erbil International Airport offers the least expensive aviation fuel in Iraq.
- The airport was built at the beginning of the 1970s as an Iraqi military base.
- In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی ههولێر".
- The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The new airport has one of the world's longest runways, 4,800 m × 90 m and equipped for ILS CAT II operations.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- Starting in 1946 passengers used a large, hangar-like makeshift structure, until a new terminal complex, designed by Goldstein Parham & Labouisse and Herbert A.
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- MSY was the hub for short-lived Pride Air, a start-up domestic airline which flew Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s for three months in 1985.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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.
- Eastern Air Lines began service into New Orleans as early as 1935 with Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s to Atlanta, Washington D.C.
- At about 2:30 EST in the morning on February 2, 2006, a tornado touched down on the grounds of MSY.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- Another local service airline at New Orleans was Texas International with Douglas DC-9s and Convair 600s mainly to Louisiana and Texas.
- On November 16, 1959 National Airlines Flight 967, a Douglas DC-7 flying from Tampa to New Orleans crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.