Nonstop flight route between Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,686 miles (or 9,150 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 Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport and Mobile Downtown 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 Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport and Mobile Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABJ / DIAP |
Airport Name: | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport |
Location: | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°15'41"N by 3°55'32"W |
Area Served: | Abidjan |
Airport Type: | Military / Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABJ |
More Information: | ABJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFM / KBFM |
Airport Name: | Mobile Downtown Airport |
Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°37'36"N by 88°4'5"W |
Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFM |
More Information: | BFM Maps & Info |
Facts about Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ):
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (meaning Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,710 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- In February 2012, Abdoulaye Coulibaly, president of Aeria's board of directors wants to make the airport suitable for support of Airbus A380.
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport handled 959,960 passengers last year.
- On the night of 2 to 3 April 2011, the airport was again taken by the French troops in order to evacuate French nationals and foreigners, as the final assault against the presidential palace was announced, during the battle for Abidjan.
- The closest airport to Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ENE of ABJ.
Facts about Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM):
- The furthest airport from Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,904 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Mobile Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Downtown 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 closest airport to Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of BFM.
- The airport has a control tower and has both a 9,600-by-150-foot runway and a 7,800-by-150-foot runway.
- Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) has 2 runways.