Nonstop flight route between Mogadishu, Somalia and Avignon, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia and Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN), Avignon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,805 miles (or 6,123 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 Aden Adde International Airport and Avignon - Caumont 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 Aden Adde International Airport and Avignon - Caumont Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):

• The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
• As of January 2013, the airport accommodates over 40 flights per day, up from just 3 to 4 daily flights in 2011.
• The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In January 2013, a new immigration building was opened at the Aden Adde International Airport.
• In the 1970s, Somalia's then ruling socialist government enlisted its Soviet allies for major renovations to the ground's facilities.
• The following year, due to security risks brought on by the resumption of fighting in the wake of the Ethiopian intervention, most civilian aircraft opted to land and depart from K50 Airport, situated about 50 km from Mogadishu in Lower Shabelle.
• In the 1980s, the Somali federal government recruited the U.S.
• In late 2010, SKA Air and Logistics, a Dubai-based aviation firm that specializes in conflict zones, was contracted by the Transitional Federal Government to manage operations over a period of ten years at the re-opened Aden Adde International Airport.
• Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN):

• Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Avignon - Caumont Airport (meaning Avignon - Caumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Avignon - Caumont Airport", another name for AVN is "Aéroport d'Avignon - Caumont".
• The closest airport to Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) is Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) N of AVN.
• Because of Avignon - Caumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Avignon - Caumont 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.