Nonstop flight route between Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV), Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,738 miles (or 14,062 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 Goma Airport and Venustiano Carranza 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 Goma Airport and Venustiano Carranza 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: | GOM / FZNA |
Airport Name: | Goma Airport |
Location: | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5089 feet (1,551 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOM |
More Information: | GOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOV / MMMV |
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Location: | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°57'20"N by 101°28'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1864 feet (568 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOV |
More Information: | LOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- Initially built with a paved 3 km runway and a large terminal and apron, the airport has not recovered from the 2002 eruption of the volcano Nyiragongo, 14 km to the north.
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Goma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
- At 17:55 local time on 4 March 2013, a Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 from Lodja crashed short of landing in heavy rain, into a residential area.
- Because of Goma Airport's high elevation of 5,089 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On 15 April 2008, a Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 overshot the runway during an aborted takeoff and crashed into the marketplace immediately to the south of the airport, killing over 40 people.
- The furthest airport from Goma Airport (GOM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,981 miles (19,282 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV):
- The furthest airport from Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Venustiano Carranza International Airport", another name for LOV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Venustiano Carranza".
- Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) SSE of LOV.