Nonstop flight route between Asmara, Eritrea and Louisburg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Asmara International Airport (ASM), Asmara, Eritrea and Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), Louisburg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,024 miles (or 11,303 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 Asmara International Airport and Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County 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 Asmara International Airport and Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Asmara International Airport (ASM):

• The closest airport to Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of ASM.
• Asmara International Airport (ASM) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, the airport was nearly destroyed by the British.
• In 2004, the airport served 136,526 passengers.
• Because of Asmara International Airport's high elevation of 7,661 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Asmara International Airport (meaning Asmara International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.

Facts about Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN):

• It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.
• Because of Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 369 feet, planes can take off or land at Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County 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.
• In addition to being known as "Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)", another name for LFN is "LHZ".
• The furthest airport from Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,663 miles (18,771 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) is Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of LFN.
• The airport covers an area of 388 acres at an elevation of 369 feet above mean sea level.
• Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) currently has only 1 runway.