Nonstop flight route between Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States and Makokou, Gabon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States and Makokou Airport (MKU), Makokou, Gabon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,356 miles (or 10,230 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 Pittsburgh International Airport and Makokou 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 Pittsburgh International Airport and Makokou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIT / KPIT |
| Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W |
| Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIT |
| More Information: | PIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKU / FOOK |
| Airport Name: | Makokou Airport |
| Location: | Makokou, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°34'45"N by 12°53'26"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1726 feet (526 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKU |
| More Information: | MKU Maps & Info |
Facts about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is encircled by I-376 and I-376-B which is the main access for Airport Cargo and Servicing as well as other flight industries.
- The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
- By the late 1990s growth had leveled off, with USAir concentrating on expanding at Philadelphia and Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.
- In 1944 Allegheny County officials proposed to expand the military airport with the addition of a commercial passenger terminal to relieve the Allegheny County Airport, which was built in 1926 and was becoming too small.
- In 1972 rotundas were added to the end of each dock to expand the number of gates.
- Until the beginning of World War II Moon Township, Pennsylvania was mostly a rural agricultural area.
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
- From the 1960s to about 1985, Trans World Airlines had a hub at Pittsburgh.
Facts about Makokou Airport (MKU):
- The closest airport to Makokou Airport (MKU) is Kelle Airport (KEE), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ESE of MKU.
- Makokou Airport (MKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Makokou Airport (MKU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Makokou Airport (meaning Makokou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
