Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,870 miles (or 4,618 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DKR / GOOY |
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Location: | Dakar, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Dakar |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DKR |
More Information: | DKR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMS / EHAM |
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Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | -11 feet (-3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- During World War II, Dakar Airport was a key link in the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa after 1942.
- Because of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Léopold Sédar Senghor International 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.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- The furthest airport from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (meaning Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- Construction of a replacement airport 45 km inland from Léopold Sédar Senghor began in 2007.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 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.
- Departure Hall 3 consists of piers F, G, H and M.
- The furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Schiphol has large shopping areas as a source of revenue and as an additional attraction for passengers.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- Schiphol has six runways, one of which is used mainly by general aviation aircraft.
- A new General Aviation Terminal was opened in 2011 on the east side of the airport, operated as the KLM Jet Center.
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
- Schiphol is an important European airport, ranking as Europe's 4th busiest and the world's 14th busiest by total passenger traffic in 2013.
- By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles, all 1,020 metres or less.
- Schiphol uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, radiating from the central 'plaza'.