Nonstop flight route between Maxton, North Carolina, United States and Conakry, Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MXE), Maxton, North Carolina, United States and Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,470 miles (or 7,193 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 Laurinburg-Maxton Airport and Conakry 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 Laurinburg-Maxton Airport and Conakry 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: | MXE / KMEB |
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Location: | Maxton, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'30"N by 79°21'56"W |
Area Served: | Maxton, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXE |
More Information: | MXE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKY / GUCY |
Airport Name: | Conakry International Airport |
Location: | Conakry, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°34'36"N by 13°36'43"W |
Area Served: | Conakry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKY |
More Information: | CKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MXE):
- The furthest airport from Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MXE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,610 miles (18,685 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Laurinburg-Maxton Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurinburg-Maxton 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.
- Laurinburg-Maxton Airport is a public use airport located three miles north of the central business district of Maxton and east of Laurinburg.
- In addition to being known as "Laurinburg-Maxton Airport", another name for MXE is "MEB".
- Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MXE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MXE) is Mackall Army Airfield (HFF), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of MXE.
- The airfield was constructed for the United States Army Air Force during World War II.
Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):
- Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Conakry International Airport, also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport located in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.
- Traditionally passengers embarked on all flights directly on the tarmac with transfers to the airport either by foot or by buses for all European flights.
- Conakry International Airport handled 248,248 passengers last year.
- Because of Conakry International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Conakry 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.
- With a goal to increase annual passenger capacity to 1 million passengers, in 2009 renovations began on the main terminal.
- The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.
- All non-ECOWAS foreigners are required to have a valid Guinean visa and a vaccination card in order to be granted entry.
- The furthest airport from Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Conakry International Airport (meaning Conakry International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.