Nonstop flight route between Gounda, Central African Republic and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gordil Airport (GDA), Gounda, Central African Republic and Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,660 miles (or 10,718 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 Gordil Airport and Orlando 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 Gordil Airport and Orlando 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: | GDA / |
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| Location: | Gounda, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°16'18"N by 21°11'43"E |
| Area Served: | Gordil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDA |
| More Information: | GDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
| Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
| More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gordil Airport (GDA):
- In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDA is "Gordil Airport (Gordil)".
- The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDA) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDA) is Gordil Airport (GDI), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of GDA.
- Gordil Airport (GDA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- In 1978, MCO handled 5 million passengers.
- In 2004, Hurricane Charley caused minor damage to the airport when it struck on the evening of August 13, mostly in the form of shattered terminal windows.
- The airport became a U.S.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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 Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, McCoy AFB became a forward operating base for more than 120 F-100 Super Sabre and F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers and the primary base for U-2 reconnaissance aircraft flying over Cuba.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- Eastern Air Lines used Orlando as a hub during the 1970s and early 1980s, and became "the official airline of Walt Disney World." Following Eastern's demise, Delta Air Lines assumed this role, although it later pulled much of its large aircraft operations from Orlando, and focused its service there on regional jet flights, specifically with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Chautauqua Airlines – all part of the Delta Connection system.
- Airside 4 currently serves as the airport's primary international arrivals concourse, however Airside 1 also handles some international arrivals.
- McCoy AFB was identified for closure in early 1973 as part of a post-Vietnam reduction in force.
