Nonstop flight route between Lamu, Kenya and Cagliari, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya and Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), Cagliari, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,508 miles (or 5,645 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 Manda Airport and Cagliari Elmas 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 Manda Airport and Cagliari Elmas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAU / HKLU |
Airport Name: | Manda Airport |
Location: | Lamu, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°14'45"S by 40°54'35"E |
Area Served: | Lamu |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Kenya |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAU |
More Information: | LAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAG / LIEE |
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Location: | Cagliari, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'5"N by 9°3'15"E |
Area Served: | Cagliari, Sardinia |
Operator/Owner: | So.G.Aer. S.p.A. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAG |
More Information: | CAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Manda Airport (LAU):
- Because of Manda Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Manda 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.
- Manda Airport is located in on Manda Island, Lamu District, Coast Province, in the Lamu Archipelago on the western shores of the Indian Ocean, on the Kenya coast.
- Manda Airport (LAU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.
- The furthest airport from Manda Airport (LAU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG):
- The furthest airport from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cagliari Elmas Airport (meaning Cagliari Elmas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) is Tortolì Airport (TTB), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NE of CAG.
- Cagliari Elmas Airport handled 3,592,020 passengers last year.
- Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cagliari Elmas Airport", other names for CAG include "International "Mario Mameli"" and "Aeroporto di Cagliari".