Nonstop flight route between Conakry, Guinea and Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea and MBS International Airport (MBS), Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,788 miles (or 7,705 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 MBS 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 Conakry International Airport and MBS 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 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 handled 248,248 passengers last year.
• 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.
• With a goal to increase annual passenger capacity to 1 million passengers, in 2009 renovations began on the main terminal.
• Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Traditionally passengers embarked on all flights directly on the tarmac with transfers to the airport either by foot or by buses for all European flights.
• The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.
• In the 1970s Soviet Naval Aviation was granted facilities at the airport to serve as a staging base for Atlantic maritime reconnaissance patrols by Tu-95RTs aircraft.

Facts about MBS International Airport (MBS):

• MBS International Airport (MBS) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, it was used to hold prisoners of war.
• Until October 1, 2009, Mesaba Airlines ran ground services for Delta Connection.
• The furthest airport from MBS International Airport (MBS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,046 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to MBS International Airport (MBS) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of MBS.
• DAL Global Services operates ground handling duties for Delta and Delta Connection at MBS.
• Because of MBS International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at MBS 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.