Nonstop flight route between Conakry, Guinea and Hayden, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea and Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,977 miles (or 9,620 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 Yampa Valley 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 Conakry International Airport and Yampa Valley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):

• 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.
• The airport parking lot is also a popular destination for students preparing for exams, as it is one of the few places in the country which is freely accessible to the public and always illuminated by electric lamps.
• 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.
• Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
• It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.
• The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.

Facts about Yampa Valley Airport (HDN):

• Other airlines that have served the airport include Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Pacific Southwest Airlines.
• The airport has two ARFF trucks in the operations garage that are run by full-time and seasonal firefighters.
• In addition to being known as "Yampa Valley Airport", another name for HDN is "Yampa Valley Regional Airport".
• Because of Yampa Valley Airport's high elevation of 6,606 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• There is no Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport.
• The closest airport to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of HDN.
• Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.