Nonstop flight route between Sikeston, Missouri, United States and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield (SIK), Sikeston, Missouri, United States and Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,110 miles (or 8,224 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 Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield and Lungi 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 Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield and Lungi 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: | SIK / KSIK |
| Airport Name: | Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield |
| Location: | Sikeston, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°53'56"N by 89°33'42"W |
| Area Served: | Sikeston, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sikeston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 315 feet (96 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SIK |
| More Information: | SIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNA / GFLL |
| Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNA |
| More Information: | FNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield (SIK):
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- The furthest airport from Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield (SIK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,037 miles (17,762 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Inactivated on October 16, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Opened in April 1940 as Harvey Parks Airport with 6,600 by 5,280 feet open turf field.
- Because of Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 315 feet, planes can take off or land at Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield 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.
- Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Sikeston, in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
- Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport covers an area of 732 acres at an elevation of 315 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield (SIK) is Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) N of SIK.
- Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army Airfield (SIK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- The furthest airport from Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
- On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.
- Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of May, 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled direct flights to London, Paris, Brussels and most major cities in West Africa.
- Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi 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 Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
