Nonstop flight route between Fderik, Mauritania and Greenwood, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fderik Airport (FGD), Fderik, Mauritania and Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,670 miles (or 7,516 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 Fderik Airport and Greenwood-Leflore 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 Fderik Airport and Greenwood-Leflore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fderik Airport (FGD):

• The closest airport to Fderik Airport (FGD) is Tazadit International Airport (OUZ), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of FGD.
• The furthest airport from Fderik Airport (FGD) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is nearly antipodal to Fderik Airport (meaning Fderik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nouméa Magenta Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Nouméa, New Caledonia.

Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):

• In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
• 1943 view looking east from the GAAF control tower toward the PLM and Squadron Hangars
• The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
• As originally constructed the base had four 5,000-by-150-foot runways and a 50-acre concrete parking apron.
• Greenwood Airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces as a basic flight training airfield.
• The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
• Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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 original mission of Greenwood Army Air Field was Basic Flight Training and the base was home to several hundred Consolidated Vultee BT-13 and BT-15 Valiants.