Nonstop flight route between Kenema, Sierra Leone and Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kenema Airport (KEN), Kenema, Sierra Leone and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,521 miles (or 7,276 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 Kenema Airport and Lehigh Valley 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 Kenema Airport and Lehigh Valley 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: | KEN / GFKE |
Airport Name: | Kenema Airport |
Location: | Kenema, Sierra Leone |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°53'49"N by 11°10'24"W |
Area Served: | Kenema |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 485 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEN |
More Information: | KEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABE / KABE |
Airport Name: | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'8"N by 75°26'25"W |
Area Served: | Lehigh Valley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 393 feet (120 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABE |
More Information: | ABE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kenema Airport (KEN):
- Kenema Airport (KEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kenema Airport (KEN) is Bo Airport (KBS), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) W of KEN.
- Because of Kenema Airport's relatively low elevation of 485 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenema 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 Kenema Airport (KEN) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kenema Airport (meaning Kenema Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE):
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) has 2 runways.
- By January 1944 work on a new runway was completed and a Class A United States Weather Bureau station had been installed.
- The furthest airport from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Lehigh Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 393 feet, planes can take off or land at Lehigh Valley 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.
- The airport has had competition from Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, which have more flights and sometimes lower fares.
- On June 27, 2009, Allegiant Air Flight 746, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft made an emergency landing after flames were observed coming from the aircraft's left engine.
- The closest airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of ABE.
- The airport covers 2,629 acres at an elevation of 393 feet.
- Naval pilot training graduation ceremony at the Allentown PA Airport – 1943