Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Gaoua, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,336 miles (or 8,587 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 Fort Wayne International Airport and Gaoua 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 Fort Wayne International Airport and Gaoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):

• In 2010 Fort Wayne International Airport changed concessions vendors from Air Host to First Class Concessions.
• The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Fort Wayne International is also home to a maintenance base for Endeavor Air.
• Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.
• The airport now has limited concessions post-security, as the current setup is a temporary improvement over the pre-2011 layout.
• Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne 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.
• In 2006 a modernized 210 feet air traffic control tower was opened on the south side of Fort Wayne International Airport, at a price of $9.7 million.
• The airport has one terminal, the Lieutenant Paul Baer Terminal.

Facts about Gaoua Airport (XGA):

• Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.
• The furthest airport from Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaoua Airport (meaning Gaoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.