Nonstop flight route between Goodyear, Arizona, United States and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), Goodyear, Arizona, United States and Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,066 miles (or 11,372 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 Phoenix Goodyear Airport and Félix Houphouët-Boigny 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 Phoenix Goodyear Airport and Félix Houphouët-Boigny 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: | GYR / KGYR |
Airport Name: | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
Location: | Goodyear, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'41"N by 112°22'27"W |
Area Served: | Phoenix, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 968 feet (295 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYR |
More Information: | GYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABJ / DIAP |
Airport Name: | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport |
Location: | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°15'41"N by 3°55'32"W |
Area Served: | Abidjan |
Airport Type: | Military / Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABJ |
More Information: | ABJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR):
- Phoenix Goodyear Airport is a public airport a mile southwest of Goodyear, in Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona.
- Because of Phoenix Goodyear Airport's relatively low elevation of 968 feet, planes can take off or land at Phoenix Goodyear 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.
- SNJs at Litchfield Park in 1960
- The closest airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of GYR.
- Following the closure of NAS Litchfield Park in 1968, the city of Phoenix purchased the airport as a general aviation reliever airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
- Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phoenix Goodyear Airport covers 789 acres.
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ):
- The Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport is densely connected to Europe and to the rest of West Africa.
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport handled 959,960 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ENE of ABJ.
- The furthest airport from Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (meaning Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,710 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- Disturbances that took place in Côte d'Ivoire in the early 2000s had a negative impact on the airport.
- On the night of 2 to 3 April 2011, the airport was again taken by the French troops in order to evacuate French nationals and foreigners, as the final assault against the presidential palace was announced, during the battle for Abidjan.
- On 4 May 2012, PROPARCO loans 10 billion CFA francs to Aeria to fund a major expansion and modernization program for the airport.