Nonstop flight route between Perry, Florida, United States and Monrovia, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY), Perry, Florida, United States and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,000 miles (or 8,047 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 Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field, 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 Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FPY / |
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Location: | Perry, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'19"N by 83°34'41"W |
Area Served: | Perry, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Taylor County, Florida |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FPY |
More Information: | FPY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROB / GLRB |
Airport Name: | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field |
Location: | Monrovia, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°14'2"N by 10°21'43"W |
Area Served: | Monrovia, Liberia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROB |
More Information: | ROB Maps & Info |
Facts about Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY):
- Because of Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield 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.
- In addition to being known as "Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield", another name for FPY is "40J".
- Perry-Foley Airport is a public-use airport located 3 miles south of the central business district of the city of Perry in Taylor County, Florida, United States.
- With the close of hostilities, the last military pilots left Perry AAF in September 1945.
- Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) is Cross City Airport (CTY), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of FPY.
- The furthest airport from Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,352 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):
- The airport is clearly the nation's busiest most important aviation facility, with the only connections to Europe and the United States.
- The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.
- During the Second Liberian Civil War, the main terminal building suffered major damage, and remains vacant and unenclosed.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
- However, just one week prior to the inaugural flight, Delta announced that its planned launch would be suspended indefinitely.
- In 2012, Starbow Airlines publicly stated an intention to begin flights to Monrovia from Accra in 2013, and other reports suggested that Egyptair could resume its Cairo-Accra-Monrovia service, but as of mid-2014 neither of these developments have been realized.
- Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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.
- It was announced in October 2008 that U.S.