Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Vadodara, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Civil Airport Harni (BDQ), Vadodara, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,879 miles (or 9,462 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 Civil Airport Harni, 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 Civil Airport Harni. 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: | BDQ / VABO |
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Location: | Vadodara, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°19'45"N by 73°13'9"E |
Area Served: | Vadodara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDQ |
More Information: | BDQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- 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 (DKR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
Facts about Civil Airport Harni (BDQ):
- In addition to being known as "Civil Airport Harni", other names for BDQ include "સિવિલ એરપોર્ટ હરની" and "વડોદરા એરપોર્ટ".
- Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 July 1995, an East West Airlines Fokker F-27, registered VT-EWE, was engaged in a training touch and go exercise at Baroda airport when.the aircraft's left main landing gear failed on touchdown.
- Because of Civil Airport Harni's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Civil Airport Harni 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 Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Civil Airport Harni (meaning Civil Airport Harni is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,415 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- A domestic airport up till now, Vadodara Airport will become an international airport once the new terminal currently under construction is operational.
- The closest airport to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of BDQ.