Nonstop flight route between Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and Monrovia, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,529 miles (or 7,288 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field, 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDR / KBDR | 
| Airport Name: | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'47"N by 73°7'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bridgeport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BDR | 
| More Information: | BDR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROB / GLRB | 
| Airport Name: | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field | 
| Location: | Monrovia, Liberia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°14'2"N by 10°21'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Monrovia, Liberia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ROB | 
| More Information: | ROB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):
- The furthest airport from Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally Avon Field, a racetrack where aircraft landed on the grass infield.
- The closest airport to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
- At one point in the 1980s the airport had three airlines, US Airways Express, Delta Connection, and Continental Connection, but service to the airport declined in the 1990s.
- Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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.
Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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 2012, Starbow Airlines publicly stated an intention to begin flights to Monrovia from Accra in 2013, and other reports suggested that Egyptair could resume its Cairo-Accra-Monrovia service, but as of mid-2014 neither of these developments have been realized.
- Roberts is the principal international airport in Liberia, and one of only two with paved runways in the nation.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
- The story of Robertsfield is consistently intertwined with the history of Pan American World Airways.
- The furthest airport from Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- It was announced in October 2008 that U.S.
- The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.




