Nonstop flight route between Johor, Malaysia and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mersing Airport (MEP), Johor, Malaysia and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,169 miles (or 13,147 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 Mersing Airport and Osvaldo Vieira 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 Mersing Airport and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mersing Airport (MEP):

• The closest airport to Mersing Airport (MEP) is Tioman Airport (TOD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MEP.
• The furthest airport from Mersing Airport (MEP) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Mersing Airport (meaning Mersing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
• Mersing Airport (MEP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mersing Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Mersing 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.
• In addition to being known as "Mersing Airport", another name for MEP is "Lapangan Terbang Mersing".

Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):

• Previously known as Bissalanca, during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence it was used as a base by the Portuguese Air Force.
• Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Currently, Senegal Airlines has a daily flight to Dakar, which continues to Praia twice a week.
• The airport had to be closed on June 7, 1998 due to intense fighting in and around Bissau.
• Airlines that have served the airport in the past include Air Afrique, Air France, Aeroflot, Cubana, Air Senegal International, Air Bissau, TACV, TAAG, TAP Portugal, Halcyonair, and Mauritania Airlines International.
• The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
• The furthest airport from Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
• Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira 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.