Nonstop flight route between Mao, Chad and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mao Airport (AMO), Mao, Chad and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,762 miles (or 4,444 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 Mao Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Mao Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMO / FTTU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mao, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'47"N by 15°18'54"E |
| Area Served: | Mao |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1165 feet (355 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMO |
| More Information: | AMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
| Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
| Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
| More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Mao Airport (AMO):
- In addition to being known as "Mao Airport", another name for AMO is "Mao Airport (Mao)".
- Mao Airport (AMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mao Airport (AMO) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Mao Airport (meaning Mao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- The closest airport to Mao Airport (AMO) is Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of AMO.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The runway was completed in 1953, and served as a forward airbase for the first Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.
- Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
