Nonstop flight route between Meridian, Mississippi, United States and Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI), Meridian, Mississippi, United States and Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,605 miles (or 9,020 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 Key Field Air National Guard Base and Gorom Gorom 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 Key Field Air National Guard Base and Gorom Gorom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEI / KMEI |
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Location: | Meridian, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°19'57"N by 88°45'6"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MEI |
More Information: | MEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGG / DFEG |
Airport Name: | Gorom Gorom Airport |
Location: | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°27'19"N by 0°13'3"W |
Area Served: | Gorom Gorom |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 935 feet (285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XGG |
More Information: | XGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI):
- In addition to being known as "Key Field Air National Guard Base", another name for MEI is "Key Field ANGB".
- Air Rescue and Firefighting capabilities at the airfield are provided by the Air National Guard.
- The closest airport to Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) is Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of MEI.
- The furthest airport from Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,055 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG):
- The closest airport to Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of XGG.
- The furthest airport from Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gorom Gorom Airport (meaning Gorom Gorom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,295 miles (19,786 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
- Because of Gorom Gorom Airport's relatively low elevation of 935 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorom Gorom 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.
- Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) currently has only 1 runway.