Nonstop flight route between Gamboma, Republic of the Congo and Louisville, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gamboma Airport (GMM), Gamboma, Republic of the Congo and Bowman Field (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,923 miles (or 11,142 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 Gamboma Airport and Bowman Field, 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 Gamboma Airport and Bowman Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gamboma Airport (GMM):

• The closest airport to Gamboma Airport (GMM) is Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of GMM.
• The furthest airport from Gamboma Airport (GMM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.

Facts about Bowman Field (LOU):

• The first business ventures began with the aerial photography business in 1921, and the 465th Pursuit Squadron began operations at Bowman Field in 1922.
• The closest airport to Bowman Field (LOU) is Louisville International Airport (SDF), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) SW of LOU.
• The furthest airport from Bowman Field (LOU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1988 three adjacent buildings at the airport were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Bowman Field Historic District.
• Today Bowman Field is home to hundreds of privately owned aircraft as well as several commercial operations, including Central American Airways, which opened its doors in 1946, Falcon Aviation, Aero Club of Louisville, Inc., and Louisville Executive Aviation.
• Kentucky Flying Service is no longer in operation.
• Because of Bowman Field's relatively low elevation of 546 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowman Field 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.
• Bowman Field (LOU) has 2 runways.