Nonstop flight route between Missoula, Montana, United States and Algiers, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Missoula International Airport (MSO), Missoula, Montana, United States and Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,481 miles (or 8,821 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 Missoula International Airport and Houari Boumediene 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 Missoula International Airport and Houari Boumediene Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Missoula International Airport (MSO):

• The airport is building a new 150-foot tall control tower, replacing one that opened in 1961.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 288,071 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 281,428 in 2009 and 289,875 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Missoula International Airport (MSO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,061 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The airport covers 2,700 acres at an elevation of 3,206 feet.
• The closest airport to Missoula International Airport (MSO) is Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) N of MSO.
• In addition to being known as "Missoula International Airport", another name for MSO is "Johnson-Bell Field".
• Missoula International Airport handled 594,057 passengers last year.
• Missoula International Airport (MSO) has 2 runways.

Facts about Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):

• Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
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• The closest airport to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
• The Société de Gestion des Services et Infrastructures Aéroportuaires, more commonly known as "Airport of Algiers", is a Public Company established on 1 November 2006 to manage and operate the airport.
• The Domestic Terminal, renovated in 2007, has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year.
• In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".
• The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• The airport is named after Houari Boumediene, a former president of Algeria.
• Passenger use, total cargo, and aircraftmovements have increased since 2003.
• Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene 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.
• Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.