Nonstop flight route between Jinka, Ethiopia and Laurel, Mississippi, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°46'58"N by 36°33'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°40'23"N by 89°10'22"W)
Distance from BCO to LUL:
8,029.11 miles (12,921.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO), Jinka, Ethiopia and Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), Laurel, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,029 miles (or 12,922 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 Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) and Hesler-Noble 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 Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) and Hesler-Noble Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCO / HABC |
| Airport Name: | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) |
| Location: | Jinka, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°46'58"N by 36°33'43"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCO |
| More Information: | BCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUL / KLUL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Laurel, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°40'23"N by 89°10'22"W |
| Area Served: | Laurel, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Laurel Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUL |
| More Information: | LUL Maps & Info |
Facts about Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO):
- The closest airport to Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) is Arba Minch Airport (AMH), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) ENE of BCO.
- The furthest airport from Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (meaning Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,027 miles (19,356 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Baco Airport (Jinka Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Baco Airport (Jinka 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.
Facts about Hesler-Noble Field (LUL):
- In addition to being known as "Hesler-Noble Field", another name for LUL is "(former Laurel Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of LUL.
- Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hesler-Noble Field's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Hesler-Noble 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.
- The furthest airport from Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Initially, the mission of the new Air Force field was to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico, with the 69th Observation Group flying the from November 1942 until March 1943.
- In Mid-1943 Laurel AAF's mission changed to training medium and light bomber crews and photo reconnaissance units for deployment overseas.
- Excess aircraft were sent to reclamation facilities after being processed at Laurel.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.86 miles (117.26 km) ENE | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 108.10 miles (173.97 km) NW | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 131.27 miles (211.25 km) N | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 159.93 miles (257.38 km) NE | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 166.04 miles (267.22 km) SSW | Kalokol Airport (KLK) | Kalokol, Kenya | |
| 6 | 178.34 miles (287.02 km) NNW | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 180.54 miles (290.55 km) SSW | Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) | Eliye Springs, Kenya | |
| 8 | 187.54 miles (301.81 km) SW | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 9 | 195.18 miles (314.11 km) SSW | Lodwar Airport (LOK) | Lodwar, Kenya | |
| 10 | 212.28 miles (341.62 km) NW | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 221.95 miles (357.19 km) E | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 224.33 miles (361.03 km) NNW | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 237.31 miles (381.91 km) SE | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 256.32 miles (412.51 km) ENE | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 268.75 miles (432.51 km) NE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,027.46 miles (19,356.27 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,812.63 miles (19,010.54 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,809.51 miles (19,005.52 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,748.21 miles (18,906.86 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,730.94 miles (18,879.06 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,724.64 miles (18,868.93 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,722.09 miles (18,864.83 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,714.03 miles (18,851.86 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,711.38 miles (18,847.59 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,690.09 miles (18,813.33 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,625.47 miles (18,709.33 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,571.04 miles (18,621.73 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,525.28 miles (18,548.09 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,522.71 miles (18,543.96 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,522.10 miles (18,542.98 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.19 miles (27.67 km) SW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 2 | 28.59 miles (46.00 km) S | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 51.81 miles (83.38 km) NNE | Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | |
| 4 | 68.87 miles (110.84 km) NW | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 76.63 miles (123.33 km) NW | Hawkins Field (HKS) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 83.88 miles (134.99 km) WSW | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) SE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 87.67 miles (141.09 km) S | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 88.41 miles (142.28 km) S | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 91.89 miles (147.88 km) SSE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 97.44 miles (156.81 km) SE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 108.27 miles (174.24 km) E | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 114.21 miles (183.80 km) NNE | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 123.56 miles (198.85 km) SSW | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 15 | 125.03 miles (201.21 km) W | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,037.41 miles (17,762.95 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,021.84 miles (17,737.88 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,006.49 miles (17,713.18 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,005.57 miles (17,711.70 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,004.36 miles (17,709.75 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,001.56 miles (17,705.25 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,000.41 miles (17,703.39 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,989.25 miles (17,685.44 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,987.79 miles (17,683.10 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,973.06 miles (17,659.38 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,969.97 miles (17,654.41 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,963.87 miles (17,644.60 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,962.43 miles (17,642.27 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,947.30 miles (17,617.92 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,929.60 miles (17,589.44 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |