Nonstop flight route between Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Valle Airport (VLE), Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States and Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,538 miles (or 10,522 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 Valle Airport and Tripoli 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 Valle Airport and Tripoli International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Valle Airport (VLE):

• The furthest airport from Valle Airport (VLE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Valle Airport's high elevation of 5,999 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VLE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VLE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Valle Airport (VLE) is Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) N of VLE.
• Valle Airport (VLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Valle Airport covers an area of 330 acres at an elevation of 5,999 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Valle Airport", another name for VLE is "40G".

Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):

• The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
• Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli 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.
• Libyan Airlines operates the most weekly departures from the airport.
• Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.
• Anti-Gaddafi forces captured the airport during their advance on Tripoli on 21 August 2011.
• The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
• The airport's Cargo-handling facilities include cranes, heavy fork lifts, roller pallet lifts and conveyor belts.
• The airport has one main passenger terminal that serves international and domestic departures and arrivals.
• Tripoli International Airport is an international airport that serves Tripoli, Libya.
• In addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".