Nonstop flight route between Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Mongu, Western Province, Zambia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Mongu Airport (MNR), Mongu, Western Province, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,871 miles (or 12,667 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Mongu 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Mongu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):

• Although the 1962 Birmingham Sectional Chart depicted Sharpe Field as having 4 paved runways, the Aerodromes table included the remark "North/South only usable runway."
• Sharpe Field is a private use airport located six nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
• The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Five of the aviation cadets at Tuskegee entered advanced flying training with P-40 Warhawks in January 1942.
• On 13 October 1942 the 332d Fighter Group was activated at Tuskegee, and the pre-existing 100th Fighter Squadron was assigned to it.
• In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
• Sharpe Field was reopened as a civilian airport at some point between 1945–62, as that is how it was listed in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory.
• Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
• Sharpe Field covers an area of 2,600 acres at an elevation of 253 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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.

Facts about Mongu Airport (MNR):

• The furthest airport from Mongu Airport (MNR) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Mongu Airport (meaning Mongu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,123 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
• Mongu Airport (MNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mongu Airport (MNR) is Kalabo Airport (KLB), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) WNW of MNR.