Nonstop flight route between Alicante, Spain and Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain and Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL), Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,924 miles (or 4,706 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 Alicante-Elche Airport and Oyo Ollombo 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 Alicante-Elche Airport and Oyo Ollombo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):

• In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".
• The furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche 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.
• Historically, up until 2003, Iberia was the leading airline at the airport.
• Terminal 2 had 14 check-in desks numbered 51 - 64, 6 gates, and two baggage reclaim carousels.
• The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.
• In 2011, the new terminal was opened at the airport increasing the annual airport capacity to 20 million passengers per year.
• The new terminal was officially opened on 23 March 2011.
• In 2013, the number of passengers increased by 8.8% to 9,638,860.
• In 2011, Alicante Airport handled 9,913,764 passengers, 75,572 flight operations and 3,011 tonnes of cargo, making it the busiest airport in the Valencian Community by passenger numbers, and one of the 50 busiest in Europe.
• Alicante-Elche Airport, originally named El Altet, is the sixth busiest airport in Spain based on passenger numbers, and the main airport for the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.
• Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL):

• In addition to being known as "Oyo Ollombo Airport", another name for OLL is "FCOX".
• The furthest airport from Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,969 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) is Boundji Airport (BOE), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of OLL.