Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast):
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Divo Airport (DIV), Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,714 miles (or 9,196 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Divo 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Divo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIV / DIDV |
| Airport Name: | Divo Airport |
| Location: | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°47'35"N by 5°21'15"W |
| Area Served: | Divo |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIV |
| More Information: | DIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
- At an average of 4.5 feet above sea level, MSY is the 2nd lowest-lying international airport in the world, behind only Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport in the Netherlands, which is eleven feet below sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- On July 11, 2001, the airport was renamed after jazz musician Louis Armstrong in honor of the centennial of his birth.
- MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport as the city's main airport.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The city chose Iftikhar Ahmad to be the director of aviation.
- Southern Airways began serving New Orleans with Douglas DC-3s in the early 1950s.
- National Airlines was flying into New Orleans by 1938.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
Facts about Divo Airport (DIV):
- The closest airport to Divo Airport (DIV) is Gagnoa Airport (GGN), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) WNW of DIV.
- The furthest airport from Divo Airport (DIV) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Divo Airport (meaning Divo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,172 miles (19,588 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
