Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and N'Djamena, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ), N'Djamena, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,973 miles (or 11,223 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and N'Djamena 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and N'Djamena International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NDJ / FTTJ |
Airport Name: | N'Djamena International Airport |
Location: | N'Djamena, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°8'0"N by 15°2'2"E |
Area Served: | N'Djamena, Chad |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 968 feet (295 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NDJ |
More Information: | NDJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- Though the 111th Observation Squadron had the excess World War I storage and maintenance facilities at Ellington Field, the squadron did not have a true headquarters building.
- Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
Facts about N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ):
- N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The French base is also shared by the small Chadian Air Force.
- The closest airport to N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) is Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) NNW of NDJ.
- Because of N'Djamena International Airport's relatively low elevation of 968 feet, planes can take off or land at N'Djamena 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 N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to N'Djamena International Airport (meaning N'Djamena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,142 miles (19,541 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.