Nonstop flight route between Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Luena, Moxico Province, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Luena Airport (LUO), Luena, Moxico Province, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,100 miles (or 13,036 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Luena 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Luena Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUX / KSUX |
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Location: | Sioux City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°24'9"N by 96°23'3"W |
Area Served: | Sioux City, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | Sioux Gateway Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1098 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUX |
More Information: | SUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUO / FNUE |
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Location: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'5"S by 19°53'50"E |
Area Served: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4360 feet (1,329 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUO |
More Information: | LUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):
- In June 2011 work was completed on a $6.2 million remodeling of the 58-year-old terminal building.
- In July 2011, Delta Air Lines told the United States Department of Transportation that a weak economy and lower seat demand would force the company to reduce flights to several smaller communities including Sioux City unless it received assistance from the federal government.
- The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
- The airport is owned and operated by the City of Sioux City and governed by a seven member Airport Board of Trustees.
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
- Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Luena Airport (LUO):
- In addition to being known as "Luena Airport", other names for LUO include "Aeroporto de Luena/Luso (Luena)" and "Aeroporto de Luena".
- Because of Luena Airport's high elevation of 4,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Luena Airport (LUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Luena Airport (LUO) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,824 miles (19,028 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Luena Airport (LUO) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) S of LUO.