Nonstop flight route between Lubango, Angola and Laurel, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), Lubango, Angola and Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), Laurel, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,494 miles (or 12,061 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 Lubango Mukanka 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 Lubango Mukanka 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: | SDD / FNUB |
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Location: | Lubango, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'36"S by 13°34'36"E |
Area Served: | Lubango, Angola |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5778 feet (1,761 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDD |
More Information: | SDD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUL / KLUL |
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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 Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD):
- Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Lubango Mukanka Airport (meaning Lubango Mukanka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Lubango Mukanka Airport", other names for SDD include "Aeroporto Lubango Mukanka (Lubango (Sá da Bandeira))" and "Aeroporto de Lubango".
- The closest airport to Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) SE of SDD.
- Because of Lubango Mukanka Airport's high elevation of 5,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SDD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SDD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Hesler-Noble Field (LUL):
- Hesler-Noble Field returned to being a civil airport.
- Laurel Airport opened in April, 1940, having been built by the Works Project Administration.
- Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large apron and a control tower.
- In Mid-1943 Laurel AAF's mission changed to training medium and light bomber crews and photo reconnaissance units for deployment overseas.
- 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.
- 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.