Nonstop flight route between De Ridder, Louisiana, United States and Khartoum, Sudan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States and Khartoum International Airport (KRT), Khartoum, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,622 miles (or 12,266 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 Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base and Khartoum 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 Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base and Khartoum International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):

• The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
• Interest in the military utilization of the airfield increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.
• Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base 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 World War II hangar remains in use as the main hangar and terminal of the Beauregard Regional Airport.
• The present Beauregard Regional Airport has a long and colorful history, which began prior to its use as an airfield.
• In late 1942, the airfield was reassigned to III Tactical Air Command which performed medium and light bomber tactical bomber training.
• The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.
• Two decades later the nation was experiencing the effects of the Great Depression.

Facts about Khartoum International Airport (KRT):

• The closest airport to Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is Atbara Airport (ATB), which is located 177 miles (285 kilometers) NE of KRT.
• Khartoum International Airport (KRT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is Arutua Airport (AXR), which is nearly antipodal to Khartoum International Airport (meaning Khartoum International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arutua Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Khartoum International Airport handled 2,178,097 passengers last year.