Nonstop flight route between Fria, Guinea and Mota Lava, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fria Airport (FIG), Fria, Guinea and Mota Lava Airport (MTV), Mota Lava, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,192 miles (or 19,621 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 Fria Airport and Mota Lava 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 Fria Airport and Mota Lava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between FIG and MTV makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Fria Airport and Mota Lava Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between FIG and MTV are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Fria, Guinea and Mota Lava, Vanuatu by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between FIG and MTV!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIG / GUFA |
Airport Name: | Fria Airport |
Location: | Fria, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'2"N by 13°34'9"W |
Area Served: | Fria, Guinea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIG |
More Information: | FIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTV / NVSA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Mota Lava, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°39'56"S by 167°42'39"E |
Area Served: | Mota Lava, Torba, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MTV |
More Information: | MTV Maps & Info |
Facts about Fria Airport (FIG):
- Fria Airport (FIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fria Airport (FIG) is Conakry International Airport (CKY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) S of FIG.
- Because of Fria Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Fria 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 Fria Airport (FIG) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Fria Airport (meaning Fria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Mota Lava Airport (MTV):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 63 feet above mean sea level.
- Mota Lava Airport is an airport located on the island of Mota Lava, one of the Banks Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of MTV.
- In addition to being known as "Mota Lava Airport", another name for MTV is "Valua Airport".
- The furthest airport from Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is nearly antipodal to Mota Lava Airport (meaning Mota Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kédougou Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Kédougou, Senegal.
- Because of Mota Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Mota Lava 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.