Nonstop flight route between Dallas, Texas, United States and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Addison Airport (ADS), Dallas, Texas, United States and Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,007 miles (or 9,668 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 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 Addison 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 Addison Airport (ADS):

• 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 Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport under the runway and was completed in 1999.
• The airport is the headquarters of Ameristar Air Cargo, GTA Air, and Martinaire, and also has scheduled freight flights from AirNet, Flight Express, and Flight Development.
• Three fixed-base operators are on the field, Atlantic Aviation, Landmark Aviation, and Million Air.
• 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 closest airport to Addison Airport (ADS) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of ADS.
• Addison Airport covers 368 acres.
• Addison Airport (ADS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):

• After the USAF left, Wheelus became a Libyan People's Air Force installation and was renamed Okba Ben Nafi Air Base.
• In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".
• Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
• After 1970, the facility was known as Okba Ben Nafi Air Base, a Libyan People's Air Force installation.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 13 March 2011, Ali Atiyya, a colonel of the Libyan Air Force at the airport, defected and joined the anti-Gaddafi forces.
• Of these Tunisair suspended flights to the airport due to a major security lapse, endangering crew and passengers onboard one of their aircraft, they have now resumed service to Tripoli International.
• The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.