Nonstop flight route between Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States and Mananjary, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States and Mananjary Airport (MNJ), Mananjary, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,647 miles (or 15,525 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 Jack Edwards Airport and Mananjary 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 Jack Edwards Airport and Mananjary Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUF / KJKA |
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Location: | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°17'22"N by 87°40'18"W |
Area Served: | Gulf Shores, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | Gulf Shores Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUF |
More Information: | GUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNJ / FMSM |
Airport Name: | Mananjary Airport |
Location: | Mananjary, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'6"S by 48°21'29"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MNJ |
More Information: | MNJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Jack Edwards Airport (GUF):
- Jack Edwards Airport covers an area of 838 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- Jack Edwards Airport is a public use airport in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Jack Edwards Airport", another name for GUF is "JKA".
- Because of Jack Edwards Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Jack Edwards 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.
- Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,153 miles (17,950 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is NOLF Barin (NHX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of GUF.
Facts about Mananjary Airport (MNJ):
- The closest airport to Mananjary Airport (MNJ) is Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) WSW of MNJ.
- Because of Mananjary Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mananjary 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.
- The furthest airport from Mananjary Airport (MNJ) is Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN), which is located 11,296 miles (18,180 kilometers) away in Santa Barbara, California, United States.