Nonstop flight route between Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Conakry, Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,124 miles (or 6,637 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 Boston Logan International Airport and Conakry 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 Boston Logan International Airport and Conakry 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: | BOS / KBOS |
| Airport Name: | Boston Logan International Airport |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'47"N by 71°0'23"W |
| Area Served: | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 6 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOS |
| More Information: | BOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKY / GUCY |
| Airport Name: | Conakry International Airport |
| Location: | Conakry, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°34'36"N by 13°36'43"W |
| Area Served: | Conakry |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKY |
| More Information: | CKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):
- Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
- Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
- Until around 1950 the airline terminal was at 42.367N 71.0275W.
- The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Runway 14/32 opened on November 23, 2006, Logan's first major runway addition in more than forty years.
- Police services are provided by the Massachusetts State Police Troop F.
- As of 2010, Logan is the 19th busiest airport in the United States with about 13.5 million boardings a year.
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
- Logan has flights to the Azores and Cape Verde because they link Azores American and Cape Verdean American communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):
- The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.
- Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- With a goal to increase annual passenger capacity to 1 million passengers, in 2009 renovations began on the main terminal.
- The furthest airport from Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Conakry International Airport (meaning Conakry International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Because of Conakry International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Conakry 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.
- Conakry International Airport handled 248,248 passengers last year.
- It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.
