Nonstop flight route between Kufra, Libya and Lebakeng, Lesotho:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya and Lebakeng Airport (LEF), Lebakeng, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,753 miles (or 6,039 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 Kufra Airport and Lebakeng 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 Kufra Airport and Lebakeng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF |
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Location: | Kufra, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEF / FXLK |
Airport Name: | Lebakeng Airport |
Location: | Lebakeng, Lesotho |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°53'26"S by 28°39'20"E |
Area Served: | Lebakeng |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6040 feet (1,841 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEF |
More Information: | LEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- Libyan Airlines operated a twice weekly service from Benghasi with Boeing 727-200 equipment for at least ten years prior to its suspension in 2004.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- On 26 August 2008, a hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 landed at Kufra Airport after having departed at Nyala Airport, Darfur, with destination Khartoum.
Facts about Lebakeng Airport (LEF):
- The furthest airport from Lebakeng Airport (LEF) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lebakeng Airport (LEF) is Lesobeng Airport (LES), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of LEF.
- Because of Lebakeng Airport's high elevation of 6,040 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LEF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LEF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lebakeng Airport (LEF) currently has only 1 runway.