Nonstop flight route between Misrata, Libya and Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Misrata International Airport (MRA), Misrata, Libya and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,833 miles (or 7,779 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 Misrata International Airport and Lehigh Valley 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 Misrata International Airport and Lehigh Valley International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Misrata International Airport (MRA):

• Because of Misrata International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Misrata 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 Misrata International Airport (MRA) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) WNW of MRA.
• In addition to being known as "Misrata International Airport", other names for MRA include "مطار مصراته الدولي" and "HLMS".
• The furthest airport from Misrata International Airport (MRA) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,606 miles (18,678 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Misrata International Airport (MRA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE):

• The closest airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of ABE.
• By January 1944 work on a new runway was completed and a Class A United States Weather Bureau station had been installed.
• The furthest airport from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Allentown PA Airport in the early 1930s before the addition of hard-surfaced runways.
• It is owned and operated by the Lehigh–Northampton Airport Authority.
• On November 16, 2008, US Airways Flight 4551, a US Airways Express de Havilland Dash 8 turboprop operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Lehigh Valley International Airport at 8:20am heading to Philadelphia International Airport, and then had to make an emergency landing.
• Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) has 2 runways.
• The airport website says in 2012 the airport had 100,048 aircraft operations.
• Because of Lehigh Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 393 feet, planes can take off or land at Lehigh Valley 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.