Nonstop flight route between Conakry, Guinea and Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°34'36"N by 13°36'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°57'51"N by 86°25'10"W)
Distance from CKY to BWG:
4,874.80 miles (7,845.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea and Paducah KY (BWG), Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,875 miles (or 7,845 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 Conakry International Airport and Paducah KY, 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 Conakry International Airport and Paducah KY. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWG / KBWG |
| Airport Name: | Paducah KY |
| Location: | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°57'51"N by 86°25'10"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bowling Green & Warren County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 547 feet (167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWG |
| More Information: | BWG Maps & Info |
Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):
- All non-ECOWAS foreigners are required to have a valid Guinean visa and a vaccination card in order to be granted entry.
- Conakry International Airport, also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport located in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.
- Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of 2010, the airport possesses no radar and guides all planes in by sight.
- 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.
- 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 handled 248,248 passengers last year.
Facts about Paducah KY (BWG):
- Because of Paducah KY's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Paducah KY 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 Paducah KY (BWG) is Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of BWG.
- Paducah KY (BWG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Paducah KY (BWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,210 miles (18,041 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.53 miles (86.16 km) N | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea |     |
| 2 | 72.19 miles (116.17 km) SSE | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 88.11 miles (141.81 km) SSE | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 106.20 miles (170.91 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 5 | 142.90 miles (229.97 km) E | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 151.25 miles (243.41 km) NE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 8 | 159.83 miles (257.22 km) SSE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 169.39 miles (272.61 km) SE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 187.17 miles (301.21 km) ESE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 192.37 miles (309.59 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 12 | 196.08 miles (315.56 km) E | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 13 | 202.97 miles (326.64 km) SE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 207.70 miles (334.26 km) N | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 15 | 211.80 miles (340.86 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,140.44 miles (19,538.09 km) SSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,135.93 miles (19,530.84 km) E | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,131.39 miles (19,523.53 km) SSW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,125.43 miles (19,513.94 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 12,106.04 miles (19,482.73 km) SSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,066.91 miles (19,419.76 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 12,065.03 miles (19,416.73 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,045.25 miles (19,384.90 km) SSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,042.77 miles (19,380.91 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 12,026.83 miles (19,355.27 km) SSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,023.31 miles (19,349.60 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,012.55 miles (19,332.28 km) SSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,005.10 miles (19,320.28 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,990.57 miles (19,296.90 km) E | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,985.98 miles (19,289.52 km) SSW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.12 miles (42.04 km) E | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 2 | 56.79 miles (91.39 km) NNE | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 59.69 miles (96.06 km) SSW | Nashville International Airport (BNA) | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 59.94 miles (96.46 km) WSW | Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) WSW | Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) | Fort Campbell / Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 6 | 66.26 miles (106.63 km) S | Smyrna Airport (MQY) | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.44 miles (108.53 km) NW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| 8 | 69.59 miles (112.00 km) NNE | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 77.46 miles (124.66 km) NE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 10 | 91.58 miles (147.38 km) NNE | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 93.15 miles (149.91 km) SSE | Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 93.43 miles (150.37 km) NNW | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 95.99 miles (154.48 km) NW | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) SW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 96.62 miles (155.50 km) NNE | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,210.24 miles (18,041.09 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,188.98 miles (18,006.88 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,167.47 miles (17,972.26 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,159.04 miles (17,958.68 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,143.41 miles (17,933.54 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,127.05 miles (17,907.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,122.10 miles (17,899.25 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,118.43 miles (17,893.33 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,091.23 miles (17,849.56 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,078.19 miles (17,828.57 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.22 miles (17,822.19 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,064.93 miles (17,807.24 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,037.57 miles (17,763.21 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,036.12 miles (17,760.86 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,035.65 miles (17,760.11 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |