Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Bogande, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Bogandé Airport (XBG), Bogande, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,401 miles (or 8,693 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Bogandé 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Bogandé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XBG / DFEB |
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Location: | Bogande, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°58'53"N by 0°9'45"W |
Area Served: | Bogandé |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XBG |
More Information: | XBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- By January 1945, Bell Aircraft had completed 357 B-29A's.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
- The future of Plant #6 seems secure.
- In 1949, the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta created the Southern Technical Institute, which was moved to land given by Dobbins AFB in 1958.
- In May, the local government issued bonds to purchase 563 acres located 3½ miles southeast of Marietta along the western side of the new four-lane superhighway, U.S.
- Also in 1948 the airfield became Marietta Air Force Base as a result of the creation of the United States Air Force.
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
Facts about Bogandé Airport (XBG):
- In addition to being known as "Bogandé Airport", another name for XBG is "Bogandé Airport (Bogandé)".
- Bogandé Airport (XBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bogandé Airport (XBG) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of XBG.
- The furthest airport from Bogandé Airport (XBG) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Bogandé Airport (meaning Bogandé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Because of Bogandé Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Bogandé 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.