Nonstop flight route between Carson City, Nevada, United States and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carson Airport (CSN), Carson City, Nevada, United States and Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,618 miles (or 10,650 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 Carson Airport and Mitiga 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 Carson Airport and Mitiga 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 Carson Airport (CSN):

• In addition to being known as "Carson Airport", other names for CSN include "Carson City Airport" and "CXP".
• The closest airport to Carson Airport (CSN) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of CSN.
• Carson Airport covers an area of 632 acres at an elevation of 4,697 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Carson Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CSN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CSN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Carson Airport (CSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Carson Airport, also known as Carson City Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Carson City, the capital of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Carson Airport (CSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,190 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):

• The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
• The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga 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.
• Operation El Dorado Canyon included eighteen 48 TFW F-111F "Aardvark" fighter-bombers, five EF-111A "Sparkvarks" from the 66th Electronic Combat Wing/42nd Electronic Combat Squadron at RAF Upper Heyford, UK, and carrier-based US Navy F-14 Tomcats and A-6E Intruders.
• After 1970, the facility was known as Okba Ben Nafi Air Base, a Libyan People's Air Force installation.
• During the 2011 Libyan civil war, the The Times and The Guardian reported claims that the airport had been taken over by protestors opposed to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
• Air services to Libya were suspended during the civil war of 2011, airlines have started returning since the situation has stabilised, this included three foreign carriers launching service to Mitiga on a temporary basis, as the main Tripoli International Airport was closed to traffic.
• Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".