Nonstop flight route between Tripoli, Libya and Strasbourg, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya and Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), Strasbourg, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,120 miles (or 1,802 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 relatively short distance between Mitiga International Airport and Strasbourg International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):

• On 21 August 2011, rebels launched an assault on Mitiga as part of a bid to battle loyalist forces in Tripoli, sustaining a number of casualties in the process
• Of these Tunisair suspended flights to the airport due to a major security lapse, endangering crew and passengers onboard one of their aircraft, they have now resumed service to Tripoli International.
• The fourteen-hour 9,300-kilometre round trip to Libya required numerous in-air refuelings, because countries closer to Libya – Spain, Italy, France, and Greece – had refused American planes permission to fly over or from bases in their countries.
• Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga International 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.
• Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".
• The airport was originally built in 1923 and served as Mellaha Air Base for the Italian Air Force.
• During the 2011 Libyan civil war, the The Times and The Guardian reported claims that the airport had been taken over by protestors opposed to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
• The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
• After 1970, the facility was known as Okba Ben Nafi Air Base, a Libyan People's Air Force installation.

Facts about Strasbourg International Airport (SXB):

• Because of Strasbourg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at Strasbourg International 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.
• The closest airport to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SXB.
• The furthest airport from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Strasbourg International Airport (meaning Strasbourg International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Strasbourg International Airport", another name for SXB is "Aéroport International de Strasbourg".
• After the opening of the new LGV Est high-speed rail line from Paris to Strasbourg, there was a reduction in plane usage, but since 2011, traffic at the airport has grown.