Nonstop flight route between Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States and Galcaio, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO), Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States and Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK), Galcaio, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,684 miles (or 13,976 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 Stillwater Regional Airport and Abdullahi Yusuf 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 Stillwater Regional Airport and Abdullahi Yusuf 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: | SWO / KSWO |
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Location: | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'39"N by 97°5'8"W |
Area Served: | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Stillwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1000 feet (305 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWO |
More Information: | SWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLK / HCMR |
Airport Name: | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport |
Location: | Galcaio, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°46'50"N by 47°27'15"E |
Area Served: | Galkayo, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Puntland |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 975 feet (297 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLK |
More Information: | GLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO):
- Stillwater Regional Airport is in Payne County, Oklahoma, three miles northwest of Stillwater, which owns it.
- Central DC-3s landed at Stillwater starting in 1953.
- The airport covers 1,571 acres at an elevation of 1,000 feet.
- Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of SWO.
- The furthest airport from Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Stillwater Regional Airport", another name for SWO is "Searcy Field".
Facts about Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK):
- Because of Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport's relatively low elevation of 975 feet, planes can take off or land at Abdullahi Yusuf 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.
- Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,949 miles (19,230 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- On 25 March 2012, the facility was officially renamed in memory of the late Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the former President of Somalia, who was born in Galkayo.
- The closest airport to Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) is Obbia Airport (CMO), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) SE of GLK.