Nonstop flight route between Mogadishu, Somalia and Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia and Middle Caicos Airport (MDS), Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,889 miles (or 12,697 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 Middle Caicos 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 Middle Caicos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM | 
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport | 
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ | 
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDS / MBMC | 
| Airport Name: | Middle Caicos Airport | 
| Location: | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°49'32"N by 71°48'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MDS | 
| More Information: | MDS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Additionally, the IOM has helped firm up on airport security by training 84 civil aviation, immigration, finance and customs department officers on proper border management and immigration protocol.
- The Somali Air Corps also used the airport at this time, and had an airlift wing stationed in the capital.
Facts about Middle Caicos Airport (MDS):
- Because of Middle Caicos Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Middle Caicos 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.
- Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Middle Caicos Airport (meaning Middle Caicos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) is North Caicos Airport (NCA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of MDS.




