Nonstop flight route between Logan, Utah, United States and Nouakchott, Mauritania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), Logan, Utah, United States and Nouakchott International Airport (NKC), Nouakchott, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,686 miles (or 9,150 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 Logan-Cache Airport and Nouakchott International 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 Logan-Cache Airport and Nouakchott International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Logan-Cache Airport (LGU):

• New Air Helicopters of Durango, Colorado has moved a part of its fleet to the Logan- Cache airport.
• Utah carrier Transwestern Airlines had company headquarters at Logan airport, with flights to their hub at Salt Lake until their acquisition by Horizon Air in December 1983.
• Leading Edge Aviation Utah is near the public parking lot, on the East side of the main airport access road.
• Because of Logan-Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,889 miles (17,524 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) is Brigham City Airport (BMC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of LGU.

Facts about Nouakchott International Airport (NKC):

• Nouakchott International Airport handled 209,932 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) is Boutilimit Airport (OTL), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of NKC.
• The furthest airport from Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) is Île des Pins Airport (BMY), which is nearly antipodal to Nouakchott International Airport (meaning Nouakchott International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Île des Pins Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia.
• Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Nouakchott International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouakchott 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.