Nonstop flight route between Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Morristown, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Morristown Regional Airport (MOR), Morristown, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,539 miles (or 12,133 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 Morristown 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 Goma Airport and Morristown 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: | 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: | MOR / KMOR |
Airport Name: | Morristown Regional Airport |
Location: | Morristown, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°10'45"N by 83°22'32"W |
Area Served: | Morristown, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Morristown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1313 feet (400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOR |
More Information: | MOR 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.
- 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.
- On 19 November 2009, Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Flight 3711, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-CAB overran the runway on landing, suffering substantial damage.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
- 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.
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Morristown Regional Airport (MOR):
- The original airport terminal building, constructed in 1953, was demolished on April 28, 2009.
- Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,382 miles (18,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The closest airport to Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of MOR.