Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Liberia and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°2'3"N by 9°4'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Distance from SNI to MSY:
5,518.07 miles (8,880.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), Greenville, Liberia and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,518 miles (or 8,880 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 Greenville/Sinoe Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Greenville/Sinoe Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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: | SNI / GLGE |
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| Location: | Greenville, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'3"N by 9°4'0"W |
| Area Served: | Greenville, Liberia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNI |
| More Information: | SNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI):
- Because of Greenville/Sinoe Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville/Sinoe 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.
- Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville/Sinoe Airport", other names for SNI include "R.E. Murray Airport" and "Greenville/Sinoe Airport".
- The closest airport to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of SNI.
- The furthest airport from Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (meaning Greenville/Sinoe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In May 2010, AirTran announced new daily nonstop service to its hub in Milwaukee utilizing Boeing 717 twin jet aircraft which then commenced on October 7, 2010.
- Southwest Airlines now carries the most passengers at New Orleans.
- MSY was the hub for short-lived Pride Air, a start-up domestic airline which flew Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s for three months in 1985.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
- During the administration of Morrison's successor, Vic Schiro, the government sponsored studies of the feasibility of relocating New Orleans International Airport to a new site, contemporaneous with similar efforts that were ultimately successful in Houston and Dallas.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- Capital Airlines was one of the first airlines to operate jets into New Orleans with the Boeing 720.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.47 miles (81.22 km) ESE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 90.90 miles (146.29 km) NW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 3 | 94.84 miles (152.63 km) NE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 4 | 104.64 miles (168.40 km) ESE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 5 | 121.67 miles (195.81 km) NW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 145.08 miles (233.48 km) NW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 148.17 miles (238.46 km) NE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 172.99 miles (278.40 km) N | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 9 | 185.01 miles (297.75 km) NNE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 193.61 miles (311.59 km) N | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 11 | 202.08 miles (325.22 km) E | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) NE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 224.29 miles (360.96 km) ENE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 232.58 miles (374.30 km) NNW | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 15 | 242.65 miles (390.51 km) NNW | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.77 miles (19,361.60 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,021.09 miles (19,346.01 km) SE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 3 | 12,005.91 miles (19,321.59 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 12,004.23 miles (19,318.89 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,999.10 miles (19,310.63 km) WSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,967.90 miles (19,260.42 km) SSW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,942.93 miles (19,220.24 km) SSW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,921.48 miles (19,185.71 km) SSW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,860.91 miles (19,088.24 km) SSW | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,820.79 miles (19,023.67 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 11 | 11,801.33 miles (18,992.36 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,785.18 miles (18,966.36 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,762.66 miles (18,930.12 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,754.40 miles (18,916.83 km) SSE | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 11,738.94 miles (18,891.95 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.16 miles (22.78 km) ENE | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 16.63 miles (26.77 km) ESE | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) SE | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 38.12 miles (61.34 km) SW | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 64.98 miles (104.58 km) NW | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 67.67 miles (108.91 km) WSW | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.49 miles (123.10 km) ENE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) N | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) ENE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 88.34 miles (142.17 km) NW | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 97.32 miles (156.62 km) W | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) W | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 106.26 miles (171.01 km) NE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 108.19 miles (174.11 km) ENE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 115.60 miles (186.04 km) NNE | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.42 miles (17,904.59 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,957.51 miles (17,634.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,947.26 miles (17,617.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,934.60 miles (17,597.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,930.53 miles (17,590.93 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,929.67 miles (17,589.56 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,927.42 miles (17,585.93 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,913.33 miles (17,563.27 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,906.24 miles (17,551.85 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,898.21 miles (17,538.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,886.43 miles (17,519.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,882.40 miles (17,513.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,881.07 miles (17,511.34 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,868.86 miles (17,491.69 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,860.46 miles (17,478.17 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |