Nonstop flight route between Ambilobe, Madagascar and Sal Island, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ambilobe Airport (AMB), Ambilobe, Madagascar and Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,327 miles (or 8,572 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 Ambilobe Airport and Amílcar Cabral International 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 Ambilobe Airport and Amílcar Cabral International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMB / FMNE |
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Location: | Ambilobe, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'17"S by 48°59'16"E |
Area Served: | Ambilobe, Madagascar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMB |
More Information: | AMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SID / GVAC |
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Location: | Sal Island, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W |
Area Served: | Espargos |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SID |
More Information: | SID Maps & Info |
Facts about Ambilobe Airport (AMB):
- Because of Ambilobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambilobe 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 Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Ambanja Airport (IVA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of AMB.
- Ambilobe Airport (AMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- In addition to being known as "Ambilobe Airport", another name for AMB is "Ambilobe".
Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):
- The airport's main runway is 3,272m and is the longest in Cape Verde.
- Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral 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.
- The furthest airport from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- The closest airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
- Amílcar Cabral has one terminal.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
- In 1985, TACV began service to Boston, Massachusetts, using a LAM DC10.
- Strangely, the duty-free shop is located after passport control but before security scanning, which only takes place as you enter the boarding lounge, which is shared for all four departure gates.