Nonstop flight route between Kirksville, Missouri, United States and Hargeisa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri, United States and Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,031 miles (or 12,924 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 Kirksville Regional Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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 Kirksville Regional Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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: | IRK / KIRK |
Airport Name: | Kirksville Regional Airport |
Location: | Kirksville, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°5'35"N by 92°32'42"W |
Area Served: | Kirksville, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kirksville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 966 feet (294 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IRK |
More Information: | IRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH |
Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport |
Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGA |
More Information: | HGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK):
- A post-war boom in commercial aviation finally reached Kirksville in 1961 when Ozark Airlines began regular air service.
- Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kirksville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirksville Regional 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 Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,860 miles (17,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of IRK.
Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Originally a small facility built during the colonial period, the former Hargeisa International Airport was expanded and modernized in the 1980s by the Siad Barre administration so as to accommodate larger aircraft and offer more flight destinations.
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID.
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.