Nonstop flight route between Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Manteo, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from FBM to MEO:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FBM Airport Information
- MEO Airport Information
- Facts about FBM
- Facts about MEO
- Map of Nearest Airports to FBM
- List of Nearest Airports to FBM
- Map of Furthest Airports from FBM
- List of Furthest Airports from FBM
- Map of Nearest Airports to MEO
- List of Nearest Airports to MEO
- Map of Furthest Airports from MEO
- List of Furthest Airports from MEO
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), Manteo, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,422 miles (or 11,945 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 Lubumbashi International Airport and Dare County Regional 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 Lubumbashi International Airport and Dare County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBM / FZQA |
Airport Name: | Lubumbashi International Airport |
Location: | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°35'28"S by 27°31'51"E |
Area Served: | Lubumbashi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4295 feet (1,309 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBM |
More Information: | FBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEO / KMQI |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Manteo, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'8"N by 75°41'44"W |
Area Served: | Manteo, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Dare County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEO |
More Information: | MEO Maps & Info |
Facts about Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM):
- Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.
- Because of Lubumbashi International Airport's high elevation of 4,295 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FBM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FBM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,850 miles (19,070 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is Kasompe Airport (CGJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSE of FBM.
- Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dare County Regional Airport (MEO):
- Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) has 2 runways.
- Since the early 40's Dare County has been served by a small private airport.
- The closest airport to Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) is First Flight Airport (FFA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of MEO.
- Because of Dare County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dare County 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.
- The furthest airport from Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Dare County Regional Airport", another name for MEO is "MQI".