Nonstop flight route between Zakouma, Chad and Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zakouma Airport (AKM), Zakouma, Chad and JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,954 miles (or 9,581 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 Zakouma Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst, 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 Zakouma Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKM / |
Airport Name: | Zakouma Airport |
Location: | Zakouma, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°53'26"N by 19°49'2"E |
Area Served: | Zakouma, Chad |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1362 feet (415 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKM |
More Information: | AKM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Zakouma Airport (AKM):
- The closest airport to Zakouma Airport (AKM) is Am Timan Airport (AMC), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of AKM.
- The furthest airport from Zakouma Airport (AKM) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Zakouma Airport (meaning Zakouma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Zakouma Airport (AKM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- The former NAS Lakehurst also hosted the U.S.
- The Navy's lighter-than-air program was conducted at Lakehurst through the 1930s.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- The Lakehurst portion of JB MDL includes activities of the Naval Air Systems Command and is part of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Complex.
- Prior to this event, NAS Lakehurst was the center of airship development in the United States and housed three of the U.S.