Nonstop flight route between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Faranah, Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Faranah Airport (FAA), Faranah, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,426 miles (or 7,123 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 Philadelphia International Airport and Faranah 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 Philadelphia International Airport and Faranah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

• In June 1943 I Fighter Command transferred jurisdiction of the airport to the Air Technical Service Command.
• Starting in 1925 the Pennsylvania National Guard used the PHL site as a training airfield.
• Such growth has not come without difficulties.
• Because of Philadelphia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Philadelphia 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.
• The closest airport to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PHL.
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has 4 runways.
• With 460,779 aircraft movements in 2010, Philadelphia International Airport ranks 12th busiest in the world in terms of aircraft movements.
• Philadelphia Municipal became Philadelphia International in 1945, when American Overseas Airlines began direct flights to Europe.
• International Arrivals are processed at the Terminal A West arrival building.
• In the 1980s PHL hosted several hubs.
• The April 1957 OAG shows 30 weekday departures on Eastern, 24 TWA, 24 United, 18 American, 16 National, 14 Capital, 6 Allegheny and 3 Delta.
• The furthest airport from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Faranah Airport (FAA):

• The furthest airport from Faranah Airport (FAA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Faranah Airport (meaning Faranah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• The closest airport to Faranah Airport (FAA) is Kabala Airport (KBA), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WSW of FAA.