Nonstop flight route between Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania and Columbus, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abbaye Airport (BGH), Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK), Columbus, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,369 miles (or 7,032 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 Abbaye Airport and Rickenbacker 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 Abbaye Airport and Rickenbacker 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: | BGH / GQNE |
Airport Name: | Abbaye Airport |
Location: | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°37'59"N by 14°11'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from BGH |
More Information: | BGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCK / KLCK |
Airport Name: | Rickenbacker International Airport |
Location: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°48'50"N by 82°55'40"W |
Area Served: | Columbus, OH |
Operator/Owner: | Columbus Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 744 feet (227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LCK |
More Information: | LCK Maps & Info |
Facts about Abbaye Airport (BGH):
- The furthest airport from Abbaye Airport (BGH) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Abbaye Airport (meaning Abbaye Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Abbaye Airport (BGH) is Podor Airport (POD), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) W of BGH.
Facts about Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK):
- Because of Rickenbacker International Airport's relatively low elevation of 744 feet, planes can take off or land at Rickenbacker 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 closest airport to Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of LCK.
- Direct Air served the airport until March 2012.
- The base was recommended for closure by the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, but as a result of a proposal by the State of Ohio, the 1993 Commission recommended that Rickenbacker ANGB be realigned rather than closed.
- The furthest airport from Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) has 2 runways.
- In March 2012 Direct Air suspended operations from the airport.