Nonstop flight route between Cedar City, Utah, United States and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), Cedar City, Utah, United States and Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,471 miles (or 10,414 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 Cedar City Regional Airport and Tripoli 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 Cedar City Regional Airport and Tripoli International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC):

• The closest airport to Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) is Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of CDC.
• Cedar City Regional Airport is two miles northwest of Cedar City, in Iron County, Utah.
• Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,179 miles (17,991 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport covers 1,040 acres at an elevation of 5,622 feet.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,776 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,486 in 2009 and 5,997 in 2010.
• Because of Cedar City Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,622 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CDC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CDC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):

• Tripoli International Airport is an international airport that serves Tripoli, Libya.
• The airport closed from March 2011 to October 2011 as a result of United Nations Security Council establishing a no-fly zone over Libya.
• In September 2007, the Libyan government announced a project to upgrade and expand the airport.
• Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
• Anti-Gaddafi forces captured the airport during their advance on Tripoli on 21 August 2011.
• The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
• Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".
• Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.
• The airport operates 24 hours a day.
• The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.