Nonstop flight route between Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire and Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Korhogo Airport (HGO), Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,792 miles (or 12,540 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 Korhogo Airport and Hong Kong 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 Korhogo Airport and Hong Kong 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 Korhogo Airport (HGO):

• The closest airport to Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ENE of HGO.
• Korhogo Airport (HGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Korhogo Airport (meaning Korhogo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):

• In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
• On 25 January 2011, Airport Authority Hong Kong unveiled phase 1 of its midfield development project which is targeted for completion by the end of 2015.
• At its opening, Terminal 1 was the largest airport passenger terminal building, with a total gross floor area of 531,000 m².
• Terminal 2, together with the Skyplaza, opened on 28 February 2007 along with the opening of the Airport Station's Platform 3.
• Level 5 – Arrivals Hall
• The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
• The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
• Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
• Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
• Opened on 6 July 1998, a week later than the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it took six years and US$20 billion to build.
• The detailed design for the airport terminal was awarded to a consortium led by Mott Connell with British Airports Authority as specialist designers for airport related aspects, Foster and Partners as architects and Ove Arup as specialist structural designers for the roof.
• Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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.
• Chek Lap Kok Airport was designed as a replacement for the former Hong Kong International Airport originally built in 1925.