Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fulton County Airport (FTY), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,392 miles (or 8,678 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 Fulton County Airport and Mitiga 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 Fulton County Airport and Mitiga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fulton County Airport (FTY):

• Fulton County Airport (FTY) has 3 runways.
• Fulton County Airport covers an area of 985 acres at an elevation of 841 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Fulton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Fulton County 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.
• It is a local Class D airport located just west of Atlanta and the nearest airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and handles much of the general aviation traffic that would otherwise go there.
• The closest airport to Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of FTY.
• The furthest airport from Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Fulton County Airport", another name for FTY is "Charlie Brown Field".

Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):

• On 25 October 2011, Google Earth released mutlispectral imagery from Geo Eye taken on 28 August which showed the airfield as well as the highly capable MiG-25 aircraft without any visible damage.
• Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga 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.
• In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".
• The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
• The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Alitalia and Turkish Airlines also moved back to Tripoli International after it reopened.
• The airport was originally built in 1923 and served as Mellaha Air Base for the Italian Air Force.
• Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
• The fourteen-hour 9,300-kilometre round trip to Libya required numerous in-air refuelings, because countries closer to Libya – Spain, Italy, France, and Greece – had refused American planes permission to fly over or from bases in their countries.