Nonstop flight route between Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kananga Airport (KGA), Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,271 miles (or 11,702 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 Kananga Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 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 Kananga Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGA / FZUA |
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Location: | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'0"S by 22°28'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2139 feet (652 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGA |
More Information: | KGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTC / KMTC |
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Location: | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°36'29"N by 82°50'8"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MTC |
More Information: | MTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kananga Airport (KGA):
- In addition to being known as "Kananga Airport", another name for KGA is "Aéroport de Kananga".
- Kananga Airport (KGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kananga Airport (KGA) is Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of KGA.
- The furthest airport from Kananga Airport (KGA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kananga Airport (meaning Kananga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):
- The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.
- The outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 again brought many changes to Selfridge Field.
- On May 8, 1964, disaster struck the area north of the base.
- The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The origins of Selfridge Air National Guard Base date to 1916 when a large tract of land on Lake St.
- The 477th Composite Group was formed at Selfridge on 15 January 1944 to train Tuskegee Airmen with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and North American B-25 Mitchell bombers.
- On 1 April 1, 1918 preparations got underway for the opening of a new gunnery school.
- In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".