Nonstop flight route between Matam, Senegal and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), Matam, Senegal and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,917 miles (or 7,912 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 Ouro Sogui Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Ouro Sogui Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX):

• Because of Ouro Sogui Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Ouro Sogui 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.
• The furthest airport from Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) is Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), which is nearly antipodal to Ouro Sogui Airport (meaning Ouro Sogui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santo-Pekoa International Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Luganville, Vanuatu.
• The closest airport to Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) is Kaédi Airport (KED), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of MAX.

Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
• For years Delta Air Lines carried more passengers into and out of New Orleans than any other airline.
• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• Southern Airways began serving New Orleans with Douglas DC-3s in the early 1950s.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was once a major gateway for Latin American travel from the United States.
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
• The airport was closed to commercial air traffic on August 28, 2005, shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, and it remained closed as floods affected the city.