Nonstop flight route between Cicia, Fiji and Gao, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cicia Airport (ICI), Cicia, Fiji and Gao International Airport (GAQ), Gao, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,325 miles (or 19,835 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 Cicia Airport and Gao 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 Cicia Airport and Gao International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between ICI and GAQ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Cicia Airport and Gao International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between ICI and GAQ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Cicia, Fiji and Gao, Mali by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between ICI and GAQ!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICI / NFCI |
Airport Name: | Cicia Airport |
Location: | Cicia, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°44'35"S by 179°20'30"W |
Area Served: | Cicia, Lau Islands, Eastern Division, Fiji |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ICI |
More Information: | ICI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAQ / GAGO |
Airport Name: | Gao International Airport |
Location: | Gao, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°14'53"N by 0°0'20"E |
Airport Type: | Joint Public/Military |
Elevation: | 870 feet (265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAQ |
More Information: | GAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Cicia Airport (ICI):
- The closest airport to Cicia Airport (ICI) is Moala Airport (MFJ), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SW of ICI.
- Because of Cicia Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cicia 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 Cicia Airport (ICI) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Cicia Airport (meaning Cicia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
Facts about Gao International Airport (GAQ):
- The closest airport to Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAQ.
- The furthest airport from Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gao International Airport (meaning Gao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
- Because of Gao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 870 feet, planes can take off or land at Gao International 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.
- Gao International Airport (GAQ) currently has only 1 runway.