Nonstop flight route between Sikasso, Mali and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sikasso Airport (KSS), Sikasso, Mali and Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,980 miles (or 17,670 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 Sikasso Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield, 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 Sikasso Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSS / GASK |
Airport Name: | Sikasso Airport |
Location: | Sikasso, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°19'58"N by 5°42'0"W |
Area Served: | Sikasso |
View all routes: | Routes from KSS |
More Information: | KSS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWA / PKWA |
Airport Name: | Bucholz Army Airfield |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'12"N by 167°43'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWA |
More Information: | KWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sikasso Airport (KSS):
- The closest airport to Sikasso Airport (KSS) is Koutiala Airport (KTX), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNE of KSS.
- The furthest airport from Sikasso Airport (KSS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Sikasso Airport (meaning Sikasso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,051 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):
- The USAAF combat units remained until fall, 1944 until being moved forwards into the Marianas, being assigned to airfields on Guam and Saipan.
- After the war, the United States used Kwajalein as a main command center and preparation base for Operation Crossroads and an extensive series of nuclear tests at the Marshalls' atolls of Bikini and Enewetak.
- Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
- As of 2009, Bucholz Army Airfield is still operated by the United States Army.
- Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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.