Nonstop flight route between Edenton, North Carolina, United States and Monrovia, Liberia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE), Edenton, North Carolina, United States and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,640 miles (or 7,467 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 Northeastern Regional Airport and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field, 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 Northeastern Regional Airport and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE):

• Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) is Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of EDE.
• The airport was originally constructed during World War II by the United States Navy as Marine Corps Air Station Edenton.
• The furthest airport from Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Following World War II, the installation was redesignated as Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton and was operationally administered by Marine Air Base Squadron 14, hosting Marine Corps fighter squadrons flying the F9F-2 Panther and attack squadrons flying the AD-4B and AD-5 Skyraider during the Korean War and early years of the Cold War.
• Because of Northeastern Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeastern Regional 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.

Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):

• Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
• Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is clearly the nation's busiest most important aviation facility, with the only connections to Europe and the United States.
• During the Second Liberian Civil War, the main terminal building suffered major damage, and remains vacant and unenclosed.
• Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
• In 2012, Starbow Airlines publicly stated an intention to begin flights to Monrovia from Accra in 2013, and other reports suggested that Egyptair could resume its Cairo-Accra-Monrovia service, but as of mid-2014 neither of these developments have been realized.
• The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.