Nonstop flight route between Kaédi, Mauritania and Kingman, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaédi Airport (KED), Kaédi, Mauritania and Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,144 miles (or 9,889 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 Kaédi Airport and Kingman 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 Kaédi Airport and Kingman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KED / GQNK |
Airport Name: | Kaédi Airport |
Location: | Kaédi, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°9'33"N by 13°30'27"W |
Area Served: | Kaédi, Mauritania |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KED |
More Information: | KED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IGM / KIGM |
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Location: | Kingman, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'33"N by 113°56'17"W |
Area Served: | Kingman, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kingman |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3449 feet (1,051 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IGM |
More Information: | IGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaédi Airport (KED):
- Kaédi Airport (KED) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaédi Airport (KED) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Kaédi Airport (meaning Kaédi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Kaédi Airport (KED) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of KED.
- Because of Kaédi Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaédi 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.
Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):
- In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
- All but a few of the original Kingman Army Airfield buildings have been removed.
- Estimates of the number of excess surplus airplanes ran as high as 150,000.
- The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Most of the transports and trainers could be used in the civil fleet, and trainers were sold for $875 to $2,400.
- On April 22, 1944, the Kingman Army Air Field was consolidated and the host unit was redesignated as the 3018th Army Air Force Base Unit.
- Kingman Army Air Field was set up to handle two classes of about 200 students at any one time.
- Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
- The tens of thousands of warbirds that had survived the enemy fighter planes and fierce anti-aircraft fire ended up at Albuquerque, Altus, Kingman, Ontario, Walnut Ridge and Clinton.
- The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.