Nonstop flight route between Alexandria, Louisiana, United States and Kandi, Benin:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandria International Airport (AEX), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States and Kandi Airport (KDC), Kandi, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,138 miles (or 9,878 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 Alexandria International Airport and Kandi 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 Alexandria International Airport and Kandi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alexandria International Airport (AEX):

• The England Authority has ten members of the Board of Commissioners.
• Because of Alexandria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandria 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.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Alexandria International Airport traces its beginnings back to 1939 when it served as an emergency airstrip for Esler Regional Airport, which was about 10 miles northeast of what would become Alexandria International.
• Alexandria International Airport (AEX) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,986 miles (17,680 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• On November 4, 2010, the Memphis Business Journal reported that Delta Connection, which operates passenger feeder services via a codesharing agreement with Delta Air Lines with regional jets, had ceased service on the Alexandria-Memphis route due to poor performance.
• Properties in the Secondary Area are eligible only for the Avigation Easement Acquisition and the Acoustical Treatment Programs.
• Alexandria International Airport also played an important role in storm recovery efforts following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• The closest airport to Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Esler Field (ESF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of AEX.

Facts about Kandi Airport (KDC):

• Because of Kandi Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandi 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 Kandi Airport (KDC) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) NW of KDC.
• Kandi Airport (KDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kandi Airport (KDC) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is nearly antipodal to Kandi Airport (meaning Kandi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wallis Island), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Wallis and Futuna Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Kandi Airport", another name for KDC is "Kandi Airport (Kandi)".