Nonstop flight route between Dole, France and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), Dole, France and Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,872 miles (or 4,623 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 Dole - Jura Airport and Lungi International 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 Dole - Jura Airport and Lungi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLE / LFGJ |
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Location: | Dole, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°2'34"N by 5°26'5"E |
Area Served: | Dole |
Operator/Owner: | CCI du Jura |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 645 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLE |
More Information: | DLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNA / GFLL |
Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport |
Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W |
Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNA |
More Information: | FNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dole - Jura Airport (DLE):
- In addition to being known as "Dole - Jura Airport", other names for DLE include "Aéroport de Dole - Jura" and "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-7)".
- Because of Dole - Jura Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Dole - Jura 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.
- Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) has 2 runways.
- Today, the airport's World War II history remains with the alert pads built by the Germans at each end of the main runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 645 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) is Dijon Air Base (DIJ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of DLE.
- The furthest airport from Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dole - Jura Airport (meaning Dole - Jura Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,195 miles (19,626 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
- The terminal building of the airport has a General Waiting Hall, a Departures Wing, and an Arrivals Wing.
- The closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
- As of May, 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled direct flights to London, Paris, Brussels and most major cities in West Africa.
- Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi 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.
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
- Freetown-Lungi International Airport is an international airport located in the coastal town of Lungi, Sierra Leone.
- On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.