Nonstop flight route between El Golea, Algeria and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Golea Airport (ELG), El Golea, Algeria and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,014 miles (or 8,070 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 El Golea Airport and Southwest Florida 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 El Golea Airport and Southwest Florida 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: | ELG / DAUE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | El Golea, Algeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'38"N by 2°51'51"E | 
| Area Served: | El Golea, Algeria | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1306 feet (398 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELG | 
| More Information: | ELG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RSW / KRSW | 
| Airport Name: | Southwest Florida International Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'9"N by 81°45'19"W | 
| Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | Lee County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RSW | 
| More Information: | RSW Maps & Info | 
Facts about El Golea Airport (ELG):
- In addition to being known as "El Golea Airport", another name for ELG is "El Goléa International Airport (El Goléa)".
- The closest airport to El Golea Airport (ELG) is Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), which is located 136 miles (219 kilometers) NNE of ELG.
- El Golea Airport (ELG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from El Golea Airport (ELG) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW):
- Because of Southwest Florida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Florida 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.
- With the terminal operating at more than double its intended capacity, construction of a new Midfield Terminal Complex began in February 2002.
- A new $16 million Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting facility opened in July 2013.
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Southwest Florida International Airport handled 7,637,801 passengers last year.
- The designator RSW was assigned for "Regional South-West".
- The closest airport to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Page Field (FMY), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of RSW.
- In 1988 the airport exceeded its annual capacity of 3 million passengers.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.




