Nonstop flight route between Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina and Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,792 miles (or 10,931 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 Villa Dolores Airport and Mitiga 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 Villa Dolores Airport and Mitiga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Villa Dolores Airport (VDR):

• Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) is Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Dolores Airport (meaning Villa Dolores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fuyang Xiguan Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Fuyang, Anhui, China.
• The closest airport to Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) is Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR), which is located 71 miles (113 kilometers) NE of VDR.

Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):

• On 25 October 2011, Google Earth released mutlispectral imagery from Geo Eye taken on 28 August which showed the airfield as well as the highly capable MiG-25 aircraft without any visible damage.
• The airport was originally built in 1923 and served as Mellaha Air Base for the Italian Air Force.
• Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".
• The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
• The 48 TFW had practiced for years at Wheelus with F-100s and later at Zaragoza AB Spain with F-4D Phantoms and the F-111s for just such a mission.
• Mitiga International Airport is an airport in Libya, located about 8 kilometres east of Tripoli's city center that was established in 1995.
• During the 2011 Libyan civil war, the The Times and The Guardian reported claims that the airport had been taken over by protestors opposed to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
• Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga 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.
• Alitalia and Turkish Airlines also moved back to Tripoli International after it reopened.