Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Vincennes, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and O'Neal Airport (OEA), Vincennes, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,518 miles (or 7,271 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 O'Neal 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and O'Neal Airport. 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: | OEA / KOEA |
Airport Name: | O'Neal Airport |
Location: | Vincennes, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'29"N by 87°33'7"W |
Area Served: | Vincennes, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Vincennes University |
Airport Type: | Public (Closed) |
Elevation: | 414 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OEA |
More Information: | OEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- 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.
- It used to be one of the five main hubs of the now defunct multi-national airline, Air Afrique.
- 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 (DKR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Before the introduction of long-range jets in the mid-1970s, it used to be an important stopover point for the routes between Europe and South America, together with the Canary Islands.
- The airport can handle jumbo jets, including the Airbus A340-600 from South African Airways, and the Boeing 777-200 from Air France.
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
Facts about O'Neal Airport (OEA):
- O'Neal Airport (OEA) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from O'Neal Airport (OEA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,137 miles (17,923 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of O'Neal Airport's relatively low elevation of 414 feet, planes can take off or land at O'Neal 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 O'Neal Airport (OEA) is Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of OEA.