Nonstop flight route between Tyonek, Alaska, United States and Mogadishu, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyonek Airport (TYE), Tyonek, Alaska, United States and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,990 miles (or 12,859 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 Tyonek Airport and Aden Adde 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 Tyonek Airport and Aden Adde International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYE / |
Airport Name: | Tyonek Airport |
Location: | Tyonek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°4'36"N by 151°8'17"W |
Area Served: | Tyonek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Village of Tyonek |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYE |
More Information: | TYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyonek Airport (TYE):
- Tyonek Airport (TYE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tyonek Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyonek 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.
- The furthest airport from Tyonek Airport (TYE) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,559 miles (16,994 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Tyonek Airport (TYE) is Beluga Airport (BVU), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of TYE.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- In January 2013, a new immigration building was opened at the Aden Adde International Airport.
- The Mogadishu airport was established in 1928, the first such facility to be opened in the Horn of Africa.
- In the 1980s, the Somali federal government recruited the U.S.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In late 2010, SKA Air and Logistics, a Dubai-based aviation firm that specializes in conflict zones, was contracted by the Transitional Federal Government to manage operations over a period of ten years at the re-opened Aden Adde International Airport.