Nonstop flight route between Dallas, Texas, United States and Mogadishu, Somalia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Addison Airport (ADS), Dallas, Texas, United States and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,982 miles (or 14,456 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 Addison Airport and Aden Adde 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 Addison Airport and Aden Adde 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 Addison Airport (ADS):

• Addison Airport (ADS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport opened in 1954 and was purchased by the town of Addison in 1976.
• The furthest airport from Addison Airport (ADS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport under the runway and was completed in 1999.
• Because of Addison Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Addison 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 airport is a training hub, with primary to advanced flight instruction available from American Flyers, ATP, Monarch Air, PlaneSmart!
• The closest airport to Addison Airport (ADS) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of ADS.

Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):

• Additionally, the IOM has helped firm up on airport security by training 84 civil aviation, immigration, finance and customs department officers on proper border management and immigration protocol.
• On 8 June 2007, the Transitional Federal Government announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of the first President of Somalia, Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, who had died earlier in the day.
• Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
• In April 2014, Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed laid the foundation stone for a new national Aviation Training Academy at the Aden Adde International Airportu.
• The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In late 2010, SKA Air and Logistics, a Dubai-based aviation firm that specializes in conflict zones, was contracted by the Transitional Federal Government to manage operations over a period of ten years at the re-opened Aden Adde International Airport.
• With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.