Nonstop flight route between Bryan, Texas, United States and Mogadishu, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(30°42'56"N by 96°19'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E)
Distance from CFD to MGQ:
9,049.47 miles (14,563.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coulter Field (CFD), Bryan, Texas, United States and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,049 miles (or 14,564 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 Coulter Field and Aden Adde 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 Coulter Field and Aden Adde 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: | CFD / KCFD |
| Airport Name: | Coulter Field |
| Location: | Bryan, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°42'56"N by 96°19'53"W |
| Area Served: | Bryan, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bryan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 367 feet (112 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFD |
| More Information: | CFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Coulter Field (CFD):
- Coulter Field covers an area of 256 acres at an elevation of 367 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Coulter Field (CFD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,963 miles (17,643 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Coulter Field (CFD) has 2 runways.
- Because of Coulter Field's relatively low elevation of 367 feet, planes can take off or land at Coulter 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.
- The closest airport to Coulter Field (CFD) is Easterwood Airport (CLL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of CFD.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In December 2011, the Turkish government unveiled plans to further modernize the airport as part of Turkey's broader engagement in the local post-conflict reconstruction process.
- With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.
- In the 1980s, the Somali federal government recruited the U.S.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.98 miles (14.45 km) SSW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) E | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 60.06 miles (96.65 km) ESE | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 64.75 miles (104.21 km) SE | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 70.56 miles (113.55 km) WNW | Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) | Temple, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) SSE | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 77.11 miles (124.09 km) WSW | Austin Executive Airport (EDC) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 77.38 miles (124.53 km) NW | TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 77.69 miles (125.03 km) SE | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 81.59 miles (131.31 km) NW | Waco Regional Airport (ACT) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 82.21 miles (132.30 km) SSE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 84.31 miles (135.68 km) WNW | Skylark Field (ILE) | Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 85.62 miles (137.79 km) SSE | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 14 | 87.09 miles (140.16 km) WNW | Hood Army Airfield (HLR) | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 87.48 miles (140.79 km) WSW | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,962.75 miles (17,642.79 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,905.32 miles (17,550.37 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,673.98 miles (17,178.07 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,595.41 miles (17,051.62 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,592.82 miles (17,047.44 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,585.72 miles (17,036.02 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,577.56 miles (17,022.88 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,576.16 miles (17,020.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,574.40 miles (17,017.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,573.36 miles (17,016.12 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 11 | 10,565.22 miles (17,003.03 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 12 | 10,565.17 miles (17,002.95 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,561.10 miles (16,996.41 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,560.59 miles (16,995.58 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,541.85 miles (16,965.41 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.26 miles (222.51 km) WNW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 2 | 208.13 miles (334.94 km) W | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 3 | 257.92 miles (415.09 km) SW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) NNW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 6 | 334.19 miles (537.82 km) NNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 361.13 miles (581.17 km) NNE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 8 | 389.91 miles (627.49 km) SW | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 422.83 miles (680.47 km) SW | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 10 | 426.66 miles (686.65 km) WSW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 439.45 miles (707.23 km) WNW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 440.12 miles (708.30 km) WSW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 444.62 miles (715.55 km) WNW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 475.09 miles (764.59 km) NW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 505.54 miles (813.58 km) NW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.41 miles (19,029.49 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.67 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,332.00 miles (18,237.05 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,279.47 miles (18,152.50 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,271.39 miles (18,139.49 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,259.93 miles (18,121.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,248.94 miles (18,103.37 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,213.56 miles (18,046.43 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,212.04 miles (18,043.98 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,147.66 miles (17,940.37 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,132.02 miles (17,915.20 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,114.80 miles (17,887.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |