Nonstop flight route between Marquette, Michigan, United States and Gao, Mali:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from MQT to GAQ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- MQT Airport Information
- GAQ Airport Information
- Facts about MQT
- Facts about GAQ
- Map of Nearest Airports to MQT
- List of Nearest Airports to MQT
- Map of Furthest Airports from MQT
- List of Furthest Airports from MQT
- Map of Nearest Airports to GAQ
- List of Nearest Airports to GAQ
- Map of Furthest Airports from GAQ
- List of Furthest Airports from GAQ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sawyer International Airport (MQT), Marquette, Michigan, United States and Gao International Airport (GAQ), Gao, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,289 miles (or 8,512 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 Sawyer International Airport and Gao International 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 Sawyer International Airport and Gao International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQT / KSAW |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Marquette, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'12"N by 87°23'43"W |
Area Served: | Marquette, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Marquette County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1221 feet (372 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQT |
More Information: | MQT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAQ / GAGO |
Airport Name: | Gao International Airport |
Location: | Gao, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°14'53"N by 0°0'20"E |
Airport Type: | Joint Public/Military |
Elevation: | 870 feet (265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAQ |
More Information: | GAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sawyer International Airport (MQT):
- Sawyer International Airport (MQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,980 miles (17,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Sawyer International Airport", another name for MQT is "SAW".
- Sawyer International Airport covers an area of 2,100 acres.
- The airport is home to the Marquette County Aviation Wall of Honor which features many influential pilots and engineers.
- The closest airport to Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Delta County Airport (ESC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of MQT.
Facts about Gao International Airport (GAQ):
- Because of Gao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 870 feet, planes can take off or land at Gao 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 furthest airport from Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gao International Airport (meaning Gao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAQ.
- Gao International Airport (GAQ) currently has only 1 runway.