Nonstop flight route between Tchien, Liberia and Merced, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tchien Airport (THC), Tchien, Liberia and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,167 miles (or 11,534 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 Tchien Airport and Merced Regional 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 Tchien Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tchien Airport (THC):

• The furthest airport from Tchien Airport (THC) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Tchien Airport (meaning Tchien Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,347 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Tchien Airport (THC) is Guiglo Airport (GGO), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of THC.
• Because of Tchien Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Tchien 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.
• Tchien Airport (THC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):

• Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1946 United Airlines built offices and a terminal building and began one Douglas DC-3 flight each way a day.
• In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
• Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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.
• On March 6, 2009 the city council voted to change the name from Merced Municipal Airport to Merced Regional Airport.
• The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
• On May 15, 2011 Great Lakes Airlines commenced daily service to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, with a stop in Visalia, California.
• On March 15, 1932 the Merced City Council accepted the title to the site of an airport as a gift from the Twenty-Thirty Club and the Crocker-Huffman Company.