Nonstop flight route between Kaédi, Mauritania and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaédi Airport (KED), Kaédi, Mauritania and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,988 miles (or 8,028 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 Kaédi Airport and Lafayette 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 Kaédi Airport and Lafayette Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kaédi Airport (KED):

• Because of Kaédi Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaédi 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 Kaédi Airport (KED) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Kaédi Airport (meaning Kaédi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
• The closest airport to Kaédi Airport (KED) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of KED.
• Kaédi Airport (KED) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):

• Several independent commuter airlines served Lafayette over the years as well.
• The airfield was transferred from the DeRidder AAB to Esler Army Airfield on 24 March 1944.
• Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette Regional 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.
• Lafayette Regional Airport is building a new cargo terminal on the southwest side of the airfield, near the PHI headquarters.
• The airport is located next to U.S.
• In March 2001, Air Force One landed in Lafayette transporting President George W.
• The three airlines at Lafayette, American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express, now use regional jets, although Delta has announced it will begin mainline service nonstop to Atlanta on July 3, 2014 using the Boeing 717 jetliner.
• The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.