Nonstop flight route between Mogadishu, Somalia and London, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia and London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), London, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,221 miles (or 13,231 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 London-Corbin 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 London-Corbin 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):

• In September 2013, the Turkish company Favori LLC began operations at the airport.
• 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.
• 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.
• As of June 2014, the largest services using Aden Adde International Airport include the Somali-owned private carriers Jubba Airways and Daallo Airlines, in addition to UN charter planes, African Express Airways,Turkish Airlines, and SkyGreece Airlines.
• 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.
• Among its first initiatives, worth an estimated $6 million, SKA invested in new airport equipment and expanded support services by hiring, training and equipping 200 local workers to meet international airport standards.
• Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the 1970s, Somalia's then ruling socialist government enlisted its Soviet allies for major renovations to the ground's facilities.
• The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
• On 20 August 2012, the Aden Adde International Airport hosted the swearing in ceremony for many legislators in the nation's new Federal Parliament.

Facts about London-Corbin Airport (LOZ):

• The furthest airport from London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Kentucky National Guard constructed a readiness facility on the field in 2009 and was dedicated by Adjutant General Don Storm at opening.
• London-Corbin Airport, also known as Magee Field, is a general aviation airport located in Laurel County, Kentucky, three nautical miles south of the central business district of London and about 12 miles north of Corbin.
• In addition to being known as "London-Corbin Airport", another name for LOZ is "Magee Field".
• The closest airport to London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) is Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LOZ.
• London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) currently has only 1 runway.