Nonstop flight route between Hickory, North Carolina, United States and La Güera, Western Sahara:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States and La Güera Airport (ZLG), La Güera, Western Sahara would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,976 miles (or 6,399 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 Hickory Regional Airport and La Güera 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 Hickory Regional Airport and La Güera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):

• The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Hickory Municipal Airport was first opened to aircraft traffic on May 17, 1940.
• After the airline deregulation of the late 1970s, the nature of commercial service would change for Hickory.
• In the early part of 1969, a new High Intensity Lighting system was installed on runway 6/24 as well as lighting on the parallel taxiway.
• The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
• In 1960, the base of operations for the airport was moved from the south side of the field when the new terminal building was constructed.
• Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
• The airport terminal building, which was built in 1960, has served as a hub for commerce and transportation for more than 40 years.
• Most recently, in 2005, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines operated Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jets on their direct service to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, before ceasing this service in the fall of the year.

Facts about La Güera Airport (ZLG):

• The closest airport to La Güera Airport (ZLG) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of ZLG.
• Because of La Güera Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at La Güera 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 La Güera Airport (ZLG) is Koumac Airport (KOC), which is nearly antipodal to La Güera Airport (meaning La Güera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Koumac Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Koumac, New Caledonia.