Nonstop flight route between Koumala, Central African Republic and Long Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koumala Airport (KOL), Koumala, Central African Republic and Long Beach Airport (JLB), Long Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,485 miles (or 13,655 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 Koumala Airport and Long Beach 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 Koumala Airport and Long Beach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOL / |
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| Location: | Koumala, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°29'49"N by 21°15'23"E |
| Area Served: | Koumala |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1995 feet (608 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KOL |
| More Information: | KOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JLB / |
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| Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
| Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JLB |
| More Information: | JLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Koumala Airport (KOL):
- The furthest airport from Koumala Airport (KOL) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Koumala Airport (meaning Koumala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,691 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Koumala Airport (KOL) is Gordil Airport (GDA), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of KOL.
- Koumala Airport (KOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Koumala Airport", another name for KOL is "Koumala Airport (Koumala)".
Facts about Long Beach Airport (JLB):
- Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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.
- Long Beach Airport (JLB) has 5 runways.
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
- The Long Beach Airport has an aggressive noise abatement program which includes three full-time noise specialists.
- Long Beach Airport has few passenger flights compared with Los Angeles International Airport 18 miles to the northwest, and will always be a small airport because of ordinances adopted to minimize noise.
- In addition to being known as "Long Beach Airport", other names for JLB include "LGB", "KLGB" and "LGB".
- As a Naval Reserve Air Base, the mission was to instruct, train and drill Naval Reserve aviation personnel.
- The furthest airport from Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The famous barnstormer Earl S.
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Long Beach Airport (LGB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of JLB.
- Between 1990 and 1992, Continental, Delta, TWA, and USAir ended service to the airport, as did American Airlines in early 2006.
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan used to fly regularly out of Daugherty Field.
