Nonstop flight route between Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Coalinga, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbandaka Airport (MDK), Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo and New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), Coalinga, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,792 miles (or 14,149 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 Mbandaka Airport and New Coalinga Municipal 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 Mbandaka Airport and New Coalinga Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDK / FZEA |
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Location: | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°1'21"N by 18°17'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1040 feet (317 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDK |
More Information: | MDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLG / |
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Location: | Coalinga, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'47"N by 120°17'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Coalinga |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLG |
More Information: | CLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbandaka Airport (MDK):
- The furthest airport from Mbandaka Airport (MDK) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Mbandaka Airport (meaning Mbandaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,105 miles (19,481 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Mbandaka Airport", other names for MDK include "Aéroport de Mbandaka" and "Mbandaka Airport".
- The closest airport to Mbandaka Airport (MDK) is Impfondo Airport (ION), which is located 110 miles (176 kilometers) N of MDK.
- Mbandaka Airport (MDK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG):
- The closest airport to New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) is Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of CLG.
- New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "New Coalinga Municipal Airport", other names for CLG include "none" and "C80".
- The furthest airport from New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,379 miles (18,313 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of New Coalinga Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at New Coalinga Municipal 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.