Nonstop flight route between Conakry, Guinea and Medina, Saudi Arabia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,646 miles (or 5,868 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.

Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):

• The furthest airport from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• It is the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, handling 1,592,000 passengers in 2004, including 378,715 Hajj charter passengers.
• Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Yanbu International Airport (YNB), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WSW of MED.
• Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.