Nonstop flight route between Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) and Nouna, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(59°48'1"N by 30°15'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(12°44'36"N by 3°51'46"W)
Distance from LED to XNU:
3,686.78 miles (5,933.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pulkovo Airport (LED), Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) and Nouna Airport (XNU), Nouna, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,687 miles (or 5,933 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 Pulkovo Airport and Nouna 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 Pulkovo Airport and Nouna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LED / ULLI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°48'1"N by 30°15'44"E |
| Area Served: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Petersburg City Administration |
| Airport Type: | International |
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LED |
| More Information: | LED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNU / DFON |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nouna, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°44'36"N by 3°51'46"W |
| Area Served: | Nouna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XNU |
| More Information: | XNU Maps & Info |
Facts about Pulkovo Airport (LED):
- Pulkovo Airport handled 12,854,366 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Pulkovo Airport", another name for LED is "Аэропо́рт Пу́лково".
- The airport has two main runways.
- The field's IATA code of "LED" derives from the city's previous name, Leningrad.
- Because of Pulkovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pulkovo 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 1951 the airport terminal was redesigned to handle larger aircraft.
- The closest airport to Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Rzhevka Airport (RVH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of LED.
- Pulkovo Airport (LED) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,868 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Nouna Airport (XNU):
- The closest airport to Nouna Airport (XNU) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of XNU.
- Because of Nouna Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouna 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 furthest airport from Nouna Airport (XNU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Nouna Airport (meaning Nouna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- In addition to being known as "Nouna Airport", another name for XNU is "Nouna Airport (Nouna)".
- Nouna Airport (XNU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.79 miles (27.01 km) NE | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia |     |
| 2 | 96.73 miles (155.68 km) SSE | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 3 | 112.25 miles (180.65 km) NW | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 4 | 136.54 miles (219.73 km) NW | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 5 | 154.39 miles (248.47 km) SSW | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 6 | 163.59 miles (263.26 km) N | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 7 | 163.60 miles (263.29 km) SW | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 8 | 166.33 miles (267.68 km) NW | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 9 | 182.37 miles (293.49 km) NNW | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 10 | 182.78 miles (294.16 km) WNW | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | |
| 11 | 186.15 miles (299.57 km) WNW | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland | |
| 12 | 192.75 miles (310.19 km) W | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 13 | 193.77 miles (311.84 km) WNW | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 14 | 194.70 miles (313.33 km) NE | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 198.64 miles (319.69 km) N | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,868.47 miles (17,491.06 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,551.48 miles (16,980.92 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,533.83 miles (16,952.52 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,526.65 miles (16,940.95 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,510.63 miles (16,915.18 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,506.37 miles (16,908.32 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,504.91 miles (16,905.97 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,503.48 miles (16,903.68 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,488.21 miles (16,879.10 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,485.17 miles (16,874.20 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,471.06 miles (16,851.49 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,464.35 miles (16,840.70 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,459.53 miles (16,832.93 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,457.24 miles (16,829.25 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,447.99 miles (16,814.37 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.38 km) SE | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 57.24 miles (92.11 km) ENE | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 111.00 miles (178.64 km) WSW | Koutiala Airport (KTX) | Koutiala, Mali | |
| 4 | 112.21 miles (180.58 km) ENE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 113.89 miles (183.29 km) SSW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 123.10 miles (198.12 km) N | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 7 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) SSE | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 153.51 miles (247.04 km) SSW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 157.82 miles (253.98 km) SW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 10 | 160.82 miles (258.82 km) E | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 164.28 miles (264.38 km) SE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 169.81 miles (273.29 km) SSE | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 178.15 miles (286.70 km) ENE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 187.49 miles (301.73 km) E | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 212.95 miles (342.71 km) ESE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.84 miles (19,543.57 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,102.12 miles (19,476.43 km) SW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,090.23 miles (19,457.28 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,079.75 miles (19,440.42 km) SSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,078.89 miles (19,439.05 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 6 | 12,051.66 miles (19,395.23 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,050.63 miles (19,393.56 km) SW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,036.67 miles (19,371.10 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,032.62 miles (19,364.57 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 11,980.35 miles (19,280.46 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,978.45 miles (19,277.40 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,961.18 miles (19,249.60 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,919.67 miles (19,182.80 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,874.50 miles (19,110.11 km) ESE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,869.61 miles (19,102.24 km) ESE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |