Nonstop flight route between Luau, Moxico, Angola and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL), Luau, Moxico, Angola and Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,044 miles (or 12,946 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 Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport and Esler Field, 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 Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport and Esler Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL):

• The closest airport to Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) is Cazombo Airport (CAV), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SSE of UAL.
• In addition to being known as "Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport", another name for UAL is "Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (Luau)".
• Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,833 miles (19,043 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.

Facts about Esler Field (ESF):

• Esler Field, also known as Esler Regional Airport, is a military and public use airfield in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, near the City of Pineville.
• The airfield was renamed Esler Army Airfield in 1941 to honor Lt.
• The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
• About 60 percent of the airport's operations are military and the rest are civilian.
• Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.
• In late 1943, Esler was again reassigned within Third Air Force, to the I Tactical Air Division, to become a close air support training field.
• Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field 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 addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.