Nonstop flight route between Makokou, Gabon and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makokou Airport (MKU), Makokou, Gabon and Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,738 miles (or 10,844 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 Makokou Airport and Montgomery Regional 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 Makokou Airport and Montgomery Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKU / FOOK |
Airport Name: | Makokou Airport |
Location: | Makokou, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°34'45"N by 12°53'26"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1726 feet (526 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKU |
More Information: | MKU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGM / KMGM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°18'2"N by 86°23'38"W |
Area Served: | Montgomery, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Montgomery |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 221 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGM |
More Information: | MGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Makokou Airport (MKU):
- The closest airport to Makokou Airport (MKU) is Kelle Airport (KEE), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ESE of MKU.
- The furthest airport from Makokou Airport (MKU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Makokou Airport (meaning Makokou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Makokou Airport (MKU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):
- In addition to being known as "Montgomery Regional Airport", another name for MGM is "Dannelly Field".
- In 1940 the War Department chose Gunter Field for a new pilot training facility.
- Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has 2 runways.
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- The closest airport to Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of MGM.
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- The furthest airport from Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,190 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The apron and the main runway and taxiways can accommodate aircraft as large as the Boeing 747 and Antonov 124.
- Because of Montgomery Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 221 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery Regional 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.