Nonstop flight route between Besalampy, Madagascar and Ziguinchor, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Besalampy Airport (BPY), Besalampy, Madagascar and Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG), Ziguinchor, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,616 miles (or 7,428 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 Besalampy Airport and Ziguinchor 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 Besalampy Airport and Ziguinchor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPY / FMNQ |
Airport Name: | Besalampy Airport |
Location: | Besalampy, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'38"S by 44°29'2"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BPY |
More Information: | BPY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZIG / GOGG |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Ziguinchor, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°33'20"N by 16°16'54"W |
Area Served: | Ziguinchor, Senegal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZIG |
More Information: | ZIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Besalampy Airport (BPY):
- The closest airport to Besalampy Airport (BPY) is Tambohorano Airport (WTA), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SSW of BPY.
- The furthest airport from Besalampy Airport (BPY) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,139 miles (17,927 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Besalampy Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Besalampy 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 Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG):
- The closest airport to Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WSW of ZIG.
- In addition to being known as "Ziguinchor Airport", another name for ZIG is "Aéroport de Ziguinchor".
- Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ziguinchor Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Ziguinchor 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 Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Ziguinchor Airport (meaning Ziguinchor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.