Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Andakombe, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States and Andakombe Airport (ADC), Andakombe, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,039 miles (or 14,547 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 Orlando International Airport and Andakombe 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 Orlando International Airport and Andakombe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):

• MCO was a designated Space Shuttle emergency landing site.
• Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
• The airport features a unique on-site Hyatt Regency hotel within the main terminal structure.
• The original terminal building, a converted hangar, was described as inadequate for the task at hand even when it was first opened as Orlando Jetport.
• The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, McCoy AFB became a forward operating base for more than 120 F-100 Super Sabre and F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers and the primary base for U-2 reconnaissance aircraft flying over Cuba.
• Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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.
• Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
• The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command installation.
• The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.

Facts about Andakombe Airport (ADC):

• Because of Andakombe Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Andakombe 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 Andakombe Airport (ADC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,667 miles (18,776 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Andakombe Airport (ADC) is Aiyura Airport (AYU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNE of ADC.