Nonstop flight route between Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Lake Manyara, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Lake Manyara Airport (LKY), Lake Manyara, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,853 miles (or 12,638 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Lake Manyara 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Lake Manyara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
• The new runway was initially operational for visual approaches only, but is since February 11, 2010 approved for instrument approaches as well.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
• In 1999, plans were announced for the construction of a regional carrier concourse and for the expansion of Concourses A and D.
• In 1936 the Charlotte Municipal Airport opened, operated by the City of Charlotte.
• Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas 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 furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1973, Eastern added two more gates to the end of its west concourse.
• The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.

Facts about Lake Manyara Airport (LKY):

• Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Lake Manyara Airport", another name for LKY is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Ziwa Manyara  (Swahili)".
• The closest airport to Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Arusha Airport (ARK), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of LKY.
• Because of Lake Manyara Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.