Nonstop flight route between Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde and Hargeisa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde and Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,659 miles (or 7,498 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 Agostinho Neto Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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 Agostinho Neto Airport and Hargeisa Egal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTO / GVAN |
Airport Name: | Agostinho Neto Airport |
Location: | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°12'11"N by 25°5'27"W |
Area Served: | Ribeira-Grande, Praia, São Vicente, Sal |
Operator/Owner: | ASA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTO |
More Information: | NTO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH |
Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport |
Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGA |
More Information: | HGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO):
- The closest airport to Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of NTO.
- The furthest airport from Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 11,990 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.
- Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Agostinho Neto Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Agostinho Neto 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 Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID.
- During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
- In June 2014, the Somaliland regional government and the United States Agency for International Development inaugurated a new wind energy project at the airport.
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was later renamed to Egal International Airport after the veteran politician Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.