Nonstop flight route between Mangaia Island, Cook Islands and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), Mangaia Island, Cook Islands and Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,023 miles (or 9,693 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 Mangaia Island Airport and Montgomery Regional 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 Mangaia Island Airport and Montgomery Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGS / NCMG |
Airport Name: | Mangaia Island Airport |
Location: | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°53'44"S by 157°54'24"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
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More Information: | MGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGM / KMGM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°18'2"N by 86°23'38"W |
Area Served: | Montgomery, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Montgomery |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 221 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGM |
More Information: | MGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Mangaia Island Airport (MGS):
- Because of Mangaia Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangaia Island 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 Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) is Kufra Airport (AKF), which is nearly antipodal to Mangaia Island Airport (meaning Mangaia Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kufra Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Kufra, Libya.
- The closest airport to Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) is Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NNE of MGS.
Facts about Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):
- The closest airport to Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of MGM.
- An Air National Guard Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit is located at the airport, equipped with multiple fire fighting and rescue vehicles, to augment the airport's civilian ARFF unit.
- In 1940 the War Department chose Gunter Field for a new pilot training facility.
- In addition to being known as "Montgomery Regional Airport", another name for MGM is "Dannelly Field".
- The furthest airport from Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,190 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Montgomery Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 221 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery Regional 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 Alabama Army National Guard also has an Army Aviation Support Facility on the south side of the airport.
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- The apron and the main runway and taxiways can accommodate aircraft as large as the Boeing 747 and Antonov 124.
- Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has 2 runways.