Nonstop flight route between Lomé, Togo and Somerset, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), Lomé, Togo and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,735 miles (or 9,229 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 Lake Cumberland 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 Lomé–Tokoin Airport and Lake Cumberland 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: | LFW / DXXX |
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| Location: | Lomé, Togo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°9'56"N by 1°15'16"E |
| Area Served: | Lomé |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFW |
| More Information: | LFW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SME / KSME |
| Airport Name: | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport |
| Location: | Somerset, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W |
| Area Served: | Somerset, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Somerset-Pulaski County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 927 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SME |
| More Information: | SME Maps & Info |
Facts about Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW):
- Lomé–Tokoin Airport handled 241,079 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lomé–Tokoin Airport", another name for LFW is "Gnassingbé Eyadéma International".
- 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.
- Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) E of LFW.
Facts about Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME):
- Because of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 927 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Cumberland 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.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.
- The closest airport to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of SME.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
