Nonstop flight route between Augusta, Georgia, United States and Garissa, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS), Augusta, Georgia, United States and Garissa Airport (GAS), Garissa, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,032 miles (or 12,926 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 Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and Garissa 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 Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and Garissa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS):

• Training began on 10 June, with flying cadets arriving from the Air Corps primary schools at Albany and Americus, Georgia, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Camden, South Carolina, and Arcadia and Lakeland, Florida.
• Because of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field 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.
• Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,456 miles (18,436 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) is Daniel Field (DNL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of AGS.
• Augusta Regional Airport covers 1,411 acres at an elevation of 144 feet above mean sea level.
• The Reconstruction Finance Corporation used Bush Field until 1948 for the disposal and sale of surplus military aircraft.
• The 1970s were the airport’s industrial growth period.
• Delta Air Lines is flying to Augusta since May 2011 after an 11-year hiatus.
• By the 1990s Bush Field tenants and visitors were contributing about $290 million in annual economic activity with nearly 2,200 jobs attributed to the airport.

Facts about Garissa Airport (GAS):

• The closest airport to Garissa Airport (GAS) is Hola Airport (HOA), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) SSE of GAS.
• Because of Garissa Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Garissa 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 Garissa Airport (GAS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,724 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• There are currently no airlines with scheduled service to Garissa.
• Garissa Airport is an airport in Kenya.