Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Conakry, Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°34'36"N by 13°36'43"W)
Distance from SOU to CKY:
2,942.41 miles (4,735.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,942 miles (or 4,735 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 Southampton Airport and Conakry 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 Southampton Airport and Conakry 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: | SOU / EGHI |
| Airport Name: | Southampton Airport |
| Location: | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W |
| Area Served: | Southampton |
| Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOU |
| More Information: | SOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKY / GUCY |
| Airport Name: | Conakry International Airport |
| Location: | Conakry, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°34'36"N by 13°36'43"W |
| Area Served: | Conakry |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKY |
| More Information: | CKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- Because of Southampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Southampton 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.
- Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
- The airport handled 1,722,758 passengers during 2013, a 1.7% increase compared with 2012, making it the 18th busiest airport in the UK.
- The hostel was intended to be a short-term clearing house for those trans-migrants changing ships, but following changes to US immigration law which restricted entry to the United States under national origins quotas, some residents were forced to stay much longer.
- The furthest airport from Southampton Airport (SOU) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,918 miles (19,179 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
- In 1936 Supermarine opened a test flight facility on the site, followed shortly thereafter by the opening of the Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft factory on the southern end of the runway.
- Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):
- Conakry International Airport, also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport located in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.
- The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.
- Conakry International Airport handled 248,248 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Conakry International Airport (meaning Conakry International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Because of Conakry International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Conakry 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.
- Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport parking lot is also a popular destination for students preparing for exams, as it is one of the few places in the country which is freely accessible to the public and always illuminated by electric lamps.
- It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.56 miles (34.69 km) NE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 21.69 miles (34.90 km) SSE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.23 miles (39.00 km) WSW | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 26.60 miles (42.80 km) NE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 26.78 miles (43.10 km) ESE | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 33.69 miles (54.23 km) NE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.96 miles (54.66 km) NE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 46.85 miles (75.39 km) E | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 47.22 miles (75.99 km) NW | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 47.38 miles (76.26 km) NNE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 52.47 miles (84.45 km) ENE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.18 miles (85.59 km) NE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) NNW | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 55.91 miles (89.97 km) NNE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 55.91 miles (89.98 km) ENE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,917.53 miles (19,179.36 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,895.95 miles (19,144.63 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,893.10 miles (19,140.04 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,883.16 miles (19,124.05 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,871.56 miles (19,105.37 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,862.72 miles (19,091.15 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,854.70 miles (19,078.24 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,854.25 miles (19,077.51 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,847.38 miles (19,066.47 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.82 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,823.25 miles (19,027.63 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,808.95 miles (19,004.62 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,801.52 miles (18,992.66 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,801.35 miles (18,992.38 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,780.81 miles (18,959.34 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.53 miles (86.16 km) N | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 2 | 72.19 miles (116.17 km) SSE | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 88.11 miles (141.81 km) SSE | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 106.20 miles (170.91 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 5 | 142.90 miles (229.97 km) E | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 151.25 miles (243.41 km) NE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 8 | 159.83 miles (257.22 km) SSE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 169.39 miles (272.61 km) SE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 187.17 miles (301.21 km) ESE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 192.37 miles (309.59 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 12 | 196.08 miles (315.56 km) E | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 13 | 202.97 miles (326.64 km) SE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 207.70 miles (334.26 km) N | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 15 | 211.80 miles (340.86 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,140.44 miles (19,538.09 km) SSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,135.93 miles (19,530.84 km) E | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,131.39 miles (19,523.53 km) SSW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,125.43 miles (19,513.94 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 12,106.04 miles (19,482.73 km) SSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,066.91 miles (19,419.76 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 12,065.03 miles (19,416.73 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,045.25 miles (19,384.90 km) SSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,042.77 miles (19,380.91 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 12,026.83 miles (19,355.27 km) SSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,023.31 miles (19,349.60 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,012.55 miles (19,332.28 km) SSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,005.10 miles (19,320.28 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,990.57 miles (19,296.90 km) E | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,985.98 miles (19,289.52 km) SSW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |