Nonstop flight route between Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Owando, Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Owando Airport (FTX), Owando, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,505 miles (or 10,469 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Owando 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Owando Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDU / KRDU |
Airport Name: | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Location: | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'40"N by 78°47'14"W |
Area Served: | The Research Triangle Metropolitan Region of North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 435 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDU |
More Information: | RDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTX / FCOO |
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Location: | Owando, Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°31'53"S by 15°56'59"E |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1214 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTX |
More Information: | FTX Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport has terminals 1 and 2.
- Terminal 2 was designed by Fentress Architects under a philosophy of contextual regionalism, related to Critical regionalism.
- The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
- After World War II Capital Airlines joined Eastern at RDU.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The first terminal at RDU opened in 1955.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
- AA retained the daily nonstop flight to London, originally launched to Gatwick Airport in May 1994 with a Boeing 767-200ER.
- Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham 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.
Facts about Owando Airport (FTX):
- The closest airport to Owando Airport (FTX) is Makoua Airport (MKJ), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) NW of FTX.
- The furthest airport from Owando Airport (FTX) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Owando Airport (FTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Owando Airport", another name for FTX is "Owando".