Nonstop flight route between Moanda, Gabon and Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moanda Airport (MFF), Moanda, Gabon and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,786 miles (or 4,483 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 Moanda Airport and Gran Canaria 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 Moanda Airport and Gran Canaria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFF / FOOD |
Airport Name: | Moanda Airport |
Location: | Moanda, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°32'16"S by 13°16'9"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1877 feet (572 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MFF |
More Information: | MFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
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Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Moanda Airport (MFF):
- The closest airport to Moanda Airport (MFF) is M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SE of MFF.
- The furthest airport from Moanda Airport (MFF) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- There is an airbase of the Spanish Air Force to the east of the runways.
- In 1919, Frenchman Pierre George Latécoère was granted clearance from the French & Spanish governments to establish an airline route between Toulouse & Casablanca.
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- In December 2010, low cost carrier Ryanair announced the opening of 3 new bases on the Canary Islands.
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- The Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.
- In 1970, work began on the current passenger terminal that is being used to operate flights today.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.