Nonstop flight route between Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Hargeisa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,049 miles (or 11,345 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 Plattsburgh International Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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 Plattsburgh International Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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: | PBG / KPBG |
| Airport Name: | Plattsburgh International Airport |
| Location: | Plattsburgh, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°39'2"N by 73°28'5"W |
| Area Served: | Plattsburgh, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Clinton County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 234 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBG |
| More Information: | PBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH |
| Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport |
| Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E |
| Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
| Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGA |
| More Information: | HGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG):
- It also has significant multi-modal capabilities, including its own interchange on the Interstate Highway System, a direct rail spur from the main Canadian Pacific Railway line between Montreal and New York City.
- Because of Plattsburgh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Plattsburgh 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.
- Plattsburgh International Airport covers an area of 1,912 acres at an elevation of 234 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) is Clinton County Airport (PLB), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NW of PBG.
- Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- The airport is served by taxis and limos and limited bus service.
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Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport is an international airport in Hargeisa, the capital of the autonomous Somaliland region in northwestern Somalia.
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport was later renamed to Egal International Airport after the veteran politician Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.
- In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID.
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
