Nonstop flight route between Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and Miami, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,294 miles (or 6,910 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 Osvaldo Vieira International Airport and Opa-locka Executive 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 Osvaldo Vieira International Airport and Opa-locka Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXB / GGOV |
Airport Name: | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport |
Location: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W |
Area Served: | Bissau |
Operator/Owner: | N/A |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OXB |
More Information: | OXB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OPF / KOPF |
Airport Name: | Opa-locka Executive Airport |
Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°54'26"N by 80°16'41"W |
Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OPF |
More Information: | OPF Maps & Info |
Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):
- Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira International 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.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
- The airport had to be closed on June 7, 1998 due to intense fighting in and around Bissau.
- The furthest airport from Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- Currently, Senegal Airlines has a daily flight to Dakar, which continues to Praia twice a week.
Facts about Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF):
- Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1962 the remainder of the former Naval Air Station Miami property, except for a portion reserved for the United States Coast Guard, was transferred to Dade County, and became Opa-locka Airport.
- Because of Opa-locka Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Opa-locka Executive 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 military activity is Coast Guard Air Station Miami, operating from federal property not deeded to the county and operating the HC-144 Ocean Sentry turboprops and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters for coastal patrol and air-sea rescue.
- The closest airport to Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNE of OPF.