Nonstop flight route between Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States and Monrovia, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marlboro County Jetport (BTN), Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,803 miles (or 7,730 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 Marlboro County Jetport 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 Marlboro County Jetport 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: | BTN / KBBP |
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Location: | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'18"N by 79°44'3"W |
Area Served: | Bennettsville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Marlboro County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 147 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTN |
More Information: | BTN 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 Marlboro County Jetport (BTN):
- The closest airport to Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) is Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BTN.
- In addition to being known as "Marlboro County Jetport", other names for BTN include "H.E. Avent Field" and "BBP".
- Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,651 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Opened on 8 October 1941.
- Because of Marlboro County Jetport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Marlboro County Jetport 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.
- Inactivated on 16 October 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):
- 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.
- During the Second Liberian Civil War, the main terminal building suffered major damage, and remains vacant and unenclosed.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
- 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.
- However, just one week prior to the inaugural flight, Delta announced that its planned launch would be suspended indefinitely.
- At one point in the past, Roberts Airport was listed as an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
- Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.