Nonstop flight route between Diapaga, Burkina Faso and Sitka, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diapaga Airport (DIP), Diapaga, Burkina Faso and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), Sitka, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,075 miles (or 11,386 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 Diapaga Airport and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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 Diapaga Airport and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIP / DFED |
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Location: | Diapaga, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°3'37"N by 1°47'5"E |
Area Served: | Diapaga |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 951 feet (290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIP |
More Information: | DIP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIT / PASI |
Airport Name: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport |
Location: | Sitka, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°2'49"N by 135°21'42"W |
Area Served: | Sitka, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIT |
More Information: | SIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Diapaga Airport (DIP):
- Diapaga Airport (DIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Diapaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Diapaga 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 closest airport to Diapaga Airport (DIP) is Kantchari Airport (XKA), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of DIP.
- In addition to being known as "Diapaga Airport", another name for DIP is "Diapaga Airport (Diapaga)".
- The furthest airport from Diapaga Airport (DIP) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Diapaga Airport (meaning Diapaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
Facts about Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT):
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is named after Sitka's former mayor Rocky Gutierrez.
- Because of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of SIT.