Nonstop flight route between Koumala, Central African Republic and Pico Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koumala Airport (KOL), Koumala, Central African Republic and Pico Airport (PIX), Pico Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,709 miles (or 5,968 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 Koumala Airport and Pico 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 Koumala Airport and Pico Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOL / |
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Location: | Koumala, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°29'49"N by 21°15'23"E |
Area Served: | Koumala |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1995 feet (608 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOL |
More Information: | KOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIX / LPPI |
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Location: | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°33'15"N by 28°26'29"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIX |
More Information: | PIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Koumala Airport (KOL):
- The closest airport to Koumala Airport (KOL) is Gordil Airport (GDA), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of KOL.
- The furthest airport from Koumala Airport (KOL) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Koumala Airport (meaning Koumala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,691 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Koumala Airport (KOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Koumala Airport", another name for KOL is "Koumala Airport (Koumala)".
Facts about Pico Airport (PIX):
- The furthest airport from Pico Airport (PIX) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Pico Airport (meaning Pico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,781 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Pico Airport (PIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- On April 2005, Pico received its first intercontinental flight, a direct flight from Lisbon.
- Managed by SATA Gestão de Aeródromos, it has an 1,754 metres operational runway, with a width of 45 metres.
- In 1990, with the arrival of new ATP aircraft for SATA Air Açores' fleet, the decision was taken to extend the runway, to improve operations with this type of aircraft.
- Because of Pico Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Pico 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pico Airport", another name for PIX is "Aeroporto do Pico".
- The closest airport to Pico Airport (PIX) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of PIX.