Nonstop flight route between Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon and Salida, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB), Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon and Harriet Alexander Field (SLT), Salida, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,860 miles (or 12,649 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 M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport and Harriet Alexander Field, 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 M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport and Harriet Alexander Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVB / FOON |
Airport Name: | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport |
Location: | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°39'21"S by 13°26'17"E |
Area Served: | Franceville |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVB |
More Information: | MVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLT / KANK |
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Location: | Salida, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'17"N by 106°2'54"W |
Area Served: | Salida, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salida & Chaffee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7523 feet (2,293 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLT |
More Information: | SLT Maps & Info |
Facts about M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB):
- The closest airport to M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) is Moanda Airport (MFF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NW of MVB.
- The furthest airport from M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Harriet Alexander Field (SLT):
- Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Harriet Alexander Field is a public airport two miles west of Salida, in Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Because of Harriet Alexander Field's high elevation of 7,523 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Harriet Alexander Field", another name for SLT is "ANK".
- The closest airport to Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) is Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of SLT.
- In the year ending April 20, 2006 the airport had 9,653 aircraft operations, 99.5% general aviation and 0.5% military.
- The furthest airport from Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.