Nonstop flight route between Lomé, Togo and Bethel, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), Lomé, Togo and Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,720 miles (or 12,425 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 Lomé–Tokoin Airport and Bethel Seaplane Base, 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 Lomé–Tokoin Airport and Bethel Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW):

• Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Lomé–Tokoin Airport handled 241,079 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) E of LFW.
• The furthest airport from Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (meaning Lomé–Tokoin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,668 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Because of Lomé–Tokoin Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Lomé–Tokoin 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 "Lomé–Tokoin Airport", another name for LFW is "Gnassingbé Eyadéma International".

Facts about Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT):

• The furthest airport from Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) is Bethel Airport (BET), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) W of JBT.
• In addition to being known as "Bethel Seaplane Base", another name for JBT is "Z59".
• Because of Bethel Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel Seaplane Base 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.
• Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) currently has only 1 runway.