Nonstop flight route between Madison, Indiana, United States and Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Madison Municipal Airport (MDN), Madison, Indiana, United States and Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE), Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,138 miles (or 9,879 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 Madison Municipal Airport and Rene Mouawad Air Base, 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 Madison Municipal Airport and Rene Mouawad Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Madison Municipal Airport (MDN):

• The closest airport to Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) is Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) WNW of MDN.
• Because of Madison Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 819 feet, planes can take off or land at Madison 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.
• Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,248 miles (18,101 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Madison Municipal Airport", another name for MDN is "IMS".

Facts about Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE):

• Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the 1990s Middle East Airlines ran flights between this air base and Beirut to serve Tripoli and the surrounding area.
• The closest airport to Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) is Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of KYE.
• The furthest airport from Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,486 miles (18,484 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Later during the Lebanese Civil War period, flights were significantly drawn down and the aircraft were kept in storage.
• In addition to being known as "Rene Mouawad Air Base", another name for KYE is "مطار الرئيس الشهيد رينيه معوض".
• Because of Rene Mouawad Air Base's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Rene Mouawad Air Base 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.