Nonstop flight route between Mogadishu, Somalia and Pau, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia and Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), Pau, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,001 miles (or 6,439 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 Pau Pyrénées 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 Pau Pyrénées 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: | PUF / LFBP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Pau, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°22'48"N by 0°25'6"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pau Chamber of Commerce | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PUF | 
| More Information: | PUF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- The Somali Air Corps also used the airport at this time, and had an airlift wing stationed in the capital.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In December 2011, the Turkish government unveiled plans to further modernize the airport as part of Turkey's broader engagement in the local post-conflict reconstruction process.
- 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.
Facts about Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF):
- Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of PUF.
- The furthest airport from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pau Pyrénées Airport (meaning Pau Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Pau Pyrénées Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Pau Pyrénées 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 "Pau Pyrénées Airport", another name for PUF is "Aéroport Pau Pyrénées".




