Nonstop flight route between Mogadishu, Somalia and Red Devil, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia and Red Devil Airport (RDV), Red Devil, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,869 miles (or 12,664 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 Aden Adde International Airport and Red Devil 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 Aden Adde International Airport and Red Devil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDV / |
Airport Name: | Red Devil Airport |
Location: | Red Devil, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'17"N by 157°21'1"W |
Area Served: | Red Devil, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDV |
More Information: | RDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- In the 1980s, the Somali federal government recruited the U.S.
- As of January 2013, the airport accommodates over 40 flights per day, up from just 3 to 4 daily flights in 2011.
- Among its first initiatives, worth an estimated $6 million, SKA invested in new airport equipment and expanded support services by hiring, training and equipping 200 local workers to meet international airport standards.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Red Devil Airport (RDV):
- The closest airport to Red Devil Airport (RDV) is Sleetmute Airport (SLQ), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of RDV.
- The furthest airport from Red Devil Airport (RDV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,517 miles (16,926 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Red Devil Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Red Devil 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.
- Red Devil Airport (RDV) currently has only 1 runway.