Nonstop flight route between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Merrill, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone and Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL), Merrill, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,141 miles (or 8,274 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 Lungi International Airport and Merrill Municipal 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 Lungi International Airport and Merrill Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNA / GFLL |
| Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNA |
| More Information: | FNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRL / KRRL |
| Airport Name: | Merrill Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Merrill, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°11'56"N by 89°42'46"W |
| Area Served: | Merrill, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Merrill |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1318 feet (402 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RRL |
| More Information: | RRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- Passengers have the choice of ferry, the new Pelican Water Taxi or an ex-Isle of Wight Hovercraft docked in the Aberdeen district of Freetown to cross the bay to Freetown.
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
- Freetown-Lungi International Airport is an international airport located in the coastal town of Lungi, Sierra Leone.
- The closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
- Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi 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 Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
Facts about Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL):
- The closest airport to Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL) is Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of RRL.
- Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
