Nonstop flight route between Louisburg, North Carolina, United States and Salalah, Oman:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), Louisburg, North Carolina, United States and Salalah Airport (SLL), Salalah, Oman would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,631 miles (or 12,281 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 Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) and Salalah 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 Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) and Salalah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN):

• Because of Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 369 feet, planes can take off or land at Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County 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.
• Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Triangle North Executive Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)", another name for LFN is "LHZ".
• The airport covers an area of 388 acres at an elevation of 369 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) is Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of LFN.
• The furthest airport from Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,663 miles (18,771 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Salalah Airport (SLL):

• The closest airport to Salalah Airport (SLL) is Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) WSW of SLL.
• The airport is located in the Dhofar Governorate in the southern part of the Sultanate.
• In addition to being known as "Salalah Airport", another name for SLL is "مطار صلالة".
• Design of the airport takes to account future development projects and allows expansions to cater up to 6 million passengers per year when required.
• The Salalah International Airport is built to cater to 1 million passengers annually in its initial construction phase, and will be opened at the end of 2014.
• The furthest airport from Salalah Airport (SLL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Salalah Airport (SLL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Salalah Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Salalah 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.