Nonstop flight route between Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(3°45'17"N by 8°42'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W)
Distance from SSG to TYS:
6,217.75 miles (10,006.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malabo International Airport (SSG), Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,218 miles (or 10,006 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 Malabo International Airport and McGhee Tyson 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 Malabo International Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSG / FGSL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°45'17"N by 8°42'30"E |
| Area Served: | Malabo |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos De Guinea Ecuatorial (ADGE) |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSG |
| More Information: | SSG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W |
| Area Served: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYS |
| More Information: | TYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Malabo International Airport (SSG):
- Malabo International Airport handled 283,991 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Malabo International Airport", another name for SSG is "Aeropuerto de Malabo".
- Because of Malabo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Malabo 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 furthest airport from Malabo International Airport (SSG) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Malabo International Airport (meaning Malabo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Malabo International Airport (SSG) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of SSG.
- Malabo International Airport (SSG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- In 1990 runway 5R and 23L was reconstructed to its current a length of 9,000 feet.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
- In 1927 McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson.
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
- The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson 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.
- In 1951 the United States Air Force built several facilities on the field and a 7,500-foot runway.
- McGhee Tyson Airport has two levels.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.40 miles (61.81 km) ENE | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 71.80 miles (115.56 km) ENE | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 87.95 miles (141.55 km) NNW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 88.10 miles (141.79 km) NNW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 106.58 miles (171.52 km) SE | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 140.83 miles (226.65 km) NNE | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 148.53 miles (239.04 km) SSE | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 8 | 149.23 miles (240.16 km) NW | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 149.79 miles (241.07 km) NE | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) NW | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 167.33 miles (269.29 km) NE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 173.76 miles (279.65 km) NNE | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 173.76 miles (279.65 km) NNE | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 181.20 miles (291.62 km) ESE | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 185.42 miles (298.40 km) NNE | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.94 miles (19,896.18 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,757.00 miles (18,921.01 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,743.60 miles (18,899.45 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,738.99 miles (18,892.02 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,738.74 miles (18,891.63 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,708.52 miles (18,842.98 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,707.77 miles (18,841.79 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,705.11 miles (18,837.51 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 9 | 11,703.01 miles (18,834.12 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,702.88 miles (18,833.92 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 11 | 11,699.13 miles (18,827.87 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,611.67 miles (18,687.12 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,595.99 miles (18,661.90 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,573.64 miles (18,625.93 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,568.72 miles (18,618.01 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.26 miles (42.26 km) E | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 2 | 39.71 miles (63.91 km) WNW | Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 42.87 miles (69.00 km) SW | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 42.92 miles (69.08 km) NE | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 70.98 miles (114.24 km) ENE | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 85.58 miles (137.72 km) ESE | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) SW | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 88.27 miles (142.06 km) N | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 89.98 miles (144.80 km) SSW | Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) | Dalton, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 92.54 miles (148.93 km) NNW | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 92.93 miles (149.56 km) SSE | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 99.70 miles (160.45 km) ENE | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 100.42 miles (161.60 km) SE | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 100.49 miles (161.72 km) SE | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) WSW | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,348.40 miles (18,263.43 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,327.90 miles (18,230.44 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,307.39 miles (18,197.44 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,294.81 miles (18,177.18 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,288.39 miles (18,166.87 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,272.26 miles (18,140.89 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,271.40 miles (18,139.51 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,263.20 miles (18,126.32 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,244.58 miles (18,096.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,229.30 miles (18,071.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,209.59 miles (18,040.04 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,201.78 miles (18,027.48 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,192.65 miles (18,012.78 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,190.80 miles (18,009.79 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,187.23 miles (18,004.05 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |