Nonstop flight route between Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD), Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,359 miles (or 8,625 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 Fort Dodge Regional Airport and Lungi 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 Fort Dodge Regional Airport and Lungi 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: | FOD / KFOD |
Airport Name: | Fort Dodge Regional Airport |
Location: | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°33'3"N by 94°11'30"W |
Area Served: | Fort Dodge, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fort Dodge |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1156 feet (352 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOD |
More Information: | FOD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD):
- The furthest airport from Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,300 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) is Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of FOD.
- Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) has 2 runways.
- Great Lakes Airlines announced it will begin service from Fort Dodge to Minneapolis/St.
Facts about Lungi International Airport (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 closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.