Nonstop flight route between Monrovia, Liberia and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia and David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,716 miles (or 9,199 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field and David Wayne Hooks Memorial 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field and David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):

• The furthest airport from Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
• The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.
• It was announced in October 2008 that U.S.
• Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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.
• Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
• On 5 September 2010, Delta launched once weekly flights between Atlanta and Monrovia.
• Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
• At one point in the past, Roberts Airport was listed as an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.

Facts about David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH):

• The airport was also previously a local favorite for its diverse mix of aircraft and openness.
• David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) has 3 runways.
• In early 2010, Hooks Airport received a notable resident when the B-17G Flying Fortress 'Texas Raiders' was permanently moved from William P.
• The airport is notable because it is one of only a few privately owned airports with a Federal Aviation Administration control tower.
• The furthest airport from David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,969 miles (17,653 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of DWH.
• Because of David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at David Wayne Hooks Memorial 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.