Nonstop flight route between Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Durant, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lisala Airport (LIQ), Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eaker Field (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,705 miles (or 12,399 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 Lisala Airport and Eaker Field, 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 Lisala Airport and Eaker Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lisala Airport (LIQ):

• The closest airport to Lisala Airport (LIQ) is Basankusu Airport (BSU), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) WSW of LIQ.
• In addition to being known as "Lisala Airport", another name for LIQ is "Lisala Airport".
• The furthest airport from Lisala Airport (LIQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Lisala Airport (meaning Lisala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Lisala Airport (LIQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Eaker Field (DUA):

• The airport is named for SOSU alum General Ira Eaker, a 1917 graduate of Southeastern who served in World War I and World War II.
• The closest airport to Eaker Field (DUA) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SW of DUA.
• The furthest airport from Eaker Field (DUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,855 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Eaker Field's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Eaker Field 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.
• Eaker Field (DUA) has 2 runways.
• The Durant Industrial Authority is putting the new airport terminal building design for Eaker Field up for bid.
• For a year or two around 1951-52 Durant had scheduled airline flights-- Central DC-3s.
• The City of Durant named an airfield west of town in honor of then Captain Eaker in the 1930s.