Nonstop flight route between Macenta, Guinea and Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Macenta Airport (MCA), Macenta, Guinea and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,669 miles (or 7,514 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 Macenta Airport and Washington Dulles 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 Macenta Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCA / GUMA |
| Airport Name: | Macenta Airport |
| Location: | Macenta, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'58"N by 9°28'1"W |
| Area Served: | Macenta |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCA |
| More Information: | MCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAD / KIAD |
| Airport Name: | Washington Dulles International Airport |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°56'39"N by 77°27'20"W |
| Area Served: | Washington metropolitan area |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 313 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAD |
| More Information: | IAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Macenta Airport (MCA):
- The closest airport to Macenta Airport (MCA) is Voinjama Airport (VOI), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of MCA.
- The furthest airport from Macenta Airport (MCA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Macenta Airport (meaning Macenta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,367 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):
- The closest airport to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of IAD.
- Loudoun County Transit provides a bus service which runs from the Dulles Town Center shopping center, to the airport, then to the Steven F.
- Because of Washington Dulles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 313 feet, planes can take off or land at Washington Dulles 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.
- A new train system, dubbed AeroTrain and developed by Mitsubishi, began in 2010 to transport passengers between the concourses and the main terminal.
- Traffic by calendar year
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) has 5 runways.
- The main terminal was recognized by the American Institute of Architects in 1966 for its design concept.
- By the 1980s, the original design, which had mobile lounges meet each plane, was no longer well-suited to Dulles' role as a hub airport.
- The furthest airport from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,659 miles (18,763 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
