Nonstop flight route between Negage, Angola and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W)
Distance from GXG to HKY:
6,904.01 miles (11,110.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,904 miles (or 11,111 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 Negage Airport and Hickory Regional 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 Negage Airport and Hickory Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXG / FNNG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Negage, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E |
| Area Served: | Negage, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4105 feet (1,251 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXG |
| More Information: | GXG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
| Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
| More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Negage Airport (GXG):
- Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
- In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
- The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Local officials hope to attract future commercial airline service, despite challenges caused by the relatively close proximity of the large Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
- In the Fall of 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration, following much planning and work, commissioned an Air Traffic Control Tower at the Hickory Airport.
- The Hickory Municipal Airport was first opened to aircraft traffic on May 17, 1940.
- Shortly thereafter, the runway which came to be designated 6/24 was lengthened and both of the existing runways were paved.
- In the early part of 1969, a new High Intensity Lighting system was installed on runway 6/24 as well as lighting on the parallel taxiway.
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 140.95 miles (226.83 km) SSE | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola |     |
| 2 | 148.86 miles (239.57 km) W | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 3 | 159.94 miles (257.40 km) WSW | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 4 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) WNW | N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) | N'zeto, Angola | |
| 5 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) WNW | Namibe Airport (MSZ) | Namibe, Angola | |
| 6 | 185.21 miles (298.06 km) NW | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 198.02 miles (318.69 km) ESE | Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) | Cafunfo, Angola | |
| 8 | 201.28 miles (323.93 km) NW | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 210.89 miles (339.39 km) ESE | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| 10 | 232.99 miles (374.97 km) N | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 237.56 miles (382.31 km) WNW | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 242.02 miles (389.49 km) N | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 254.03 miles (408.83 km) S | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 14 | 259.71 miles (417.97 km) NW | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 15 | 268.13 miles (431.52 km) NNW | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,792.18 miles (18,977.62 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,736.64 miles (18,888.24 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 3 | 11,564.44 miles (18,611.11 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,425.60 miles (18,387.68 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,407.24 miles (18,358.14 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,402.11 miles (18,349.86 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,400.89 miles (18,347.90 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,397.89 miles (18,343.08 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,397.82 miles (18,342.96 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,396.42 miles (18,340.72 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,395.93 miles (18,339.93 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,395.93 miles (18,339.93 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,391.08 miles (18,332.12 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,389.08 miles (18,328.91 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,389.02 miles (18,328.80 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.59 miles (21.87 km) WNW | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) NNE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) SE | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 45.36 miles (73.01 km) ESE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 49.21 miles (79.20 km) E | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) SE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 65.38 miles (105.21 km) SSW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) WSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 70.72 miles (113.81 km) ENE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) NNW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) SW | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 76.17 miles (122.59 km) NW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) SW | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 84.91 miles (136.65 km) ENE | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 85.62 miles (137.78 km) WNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,494.47 miles (18,498.51 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,473.95 miles (18,465.49 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,453.39 miles (18,432.39 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,440.81 miles (18,412.15 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,433.41 miles (18,400.24 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,416.60 miles (18,373.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,414.39 miles (18,369.64 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,408.27 miles (18,359.79 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,382.95 miles (18,319.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,364.00 miles (18,288.55 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,355.10 miles (18,274.21 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,347.84 miles (18,262.54 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,329.39 miles (18,232.84 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,327.98 miles (18,230.57 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,320.37 miles (18,218.33 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |