Nonstop flight route between Luanda, Angola and Gainesville, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD), Luanda, Angola and Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), Gainesville, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,849 miles (or 11,022 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 Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport and Gainesville 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 Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport and Gainesville Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAD / FNLU |
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Location: | Luanda, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°51'29"S by 13°13'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | ENANA EP |
Airport Type: | Military / Public |
Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAD |
More Information: | LAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNV / KGNV |
Airport Name: | Gainesville Regional Airport |
Location: | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°41'24"N by 82°16'18"W |
Area Served: | Gainesville, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Gainesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GNV |
More Information: | GNV Maps & Info |
Facts about Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD):
- In the near future, the airport will be replaced by the new Angola International Airport.
- The closest airport to Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) is Ambriz Airport (AZZ), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) N of LAD.
- The furthest airport from Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,862 miles (19,090 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport handled 2,430,794 passengers last year.
- On 25 May 2003, a Boeing 727–223 with the registration number N844AA, which had been parked at the airport for over a year, was stolen in mysterious circumstances.
- Because of Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Quatro de Fevereiro 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.
- In addition to being known as "Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport", other names for LAD include "Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro (Belas) (Luanda)" and "Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro".
- Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV):
- Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,434 miles (18,401 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gainesville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Gainesville 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.
- The closest airport to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) is Ocala International Airport (OCF), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of GNV.
- Eclipse Aviation, maker of the Eclipse 500, operated its first factory service center in Gainesville until the company declared bankruptcy in 2009.