Nonstop flight route between Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay and Dakar, Senegal:
Departure Airport:
(32°20'33"S by 54°13'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W)
Distance from MLZ to DKR:
4,059.48 miles (6,533.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ), Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,059 miles (or 6,533 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 Cerro Largo International Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor 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 Cerro Largo International Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLZ / SUMO |
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| Location: | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°20'33"S by 54°13'18"W |
| Area Served: | Melo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLZ |
| More Information: | MLZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DKR / GOOY |
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| Location: | Dakar, Senegal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W |
| Area Served: | Dakar |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DKR |
| More Information: | DKR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ):
- The furthest airport from Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) is Jeju International Airport (CJU), which is nearly antipodal to Cerro Largo International Airport (meaning Cerro Largo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeju International Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Jeju, South Korea.
- In addition to being known as "Cerro Largo International Airport", another name for MLZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cerro Largo".
- Because of Cerro Largo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Cerro Largo 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.
- The closest airport to Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) is Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNW of MLZ.
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- The airport was a Space Shuttle landing site until 1987, when it was determined that a dip in the runway could damage the shuttle upon landing.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- The airport can handle jumbo jets, including the Airbus A340-600 from South African Airways, and the Boeing 777-200 from Air France.
- Because of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Léopold Sédar Senghor 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.
- The furthest airport from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (meaning Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- In 2007, Patrick Smith, author of the Ask the Pilot column for Salon.com, called it the "World's Worst Airport", commenting that he found there "only squalor, an unnerving sense of confinement and to some extent danger".
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.88 miles (75.44 km) NNW | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay |     |
| 2 | 59.35 miles (95.52 km) S | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 66.08 miles (106.35 km) N | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 107.89 miles (173.64 km) WNW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 118.90 miles (191.34 km) ENE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 119.90 miles (192.97 km) NW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 121.67 miles (195.80 km) E | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 149.68 miles (240.88 km) WSW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 180.71 miles (290.82 km) SSW | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 184.51 miles (296.94 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 190.21 miles (306.12 km) NW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 200.81 miles (323.18 km) NNW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 201.43 miles (324.18 km) SSW | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 224.16 miles (360.75 km) W | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 229.44 miles (369.24 km) WNW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,346.02 miles (19,868.95 km) NNW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 2 | 12,345.98 miles (19,868.88 km) NW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 3 | 12,266.29 miles (19,740.63 km) NNW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 4 | 12,257.42 miles (19,726.36 km) W | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,235.55 miles (19,691.15 km) NNW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 6 | 12,205.84 miles (19,643.34 km) NW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 7 | 12,192.94 miles (19,622.58 km) W | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,189.10 miles (19,616.41 km) ENE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 9 | 12,186.11 miles (19,611.60 km) N | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 10 | 12,185.20 miles (19,610.12 km) WNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,175.10 miles (19,593.87 km) NE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,169.68 miles (19,585.16 km) NW | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.57 km) WNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,164.18 miles (19,576.31 km) ENE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 15 | 12,152.65 miles (19,557.75 km) WNW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 104.62 miles (168.38 km) ESE | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 2 | 111.94 miles (180.15 km) SSE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 3 | 113.53 miles (182.71 km) NE | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 4 | 168.52 miles (271.21 km) SSE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 5 | 169.24 miles (272.36 km) NE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 6 | 171.32 miles (275.71 km) SSE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 7 | 211.68 miles (340.67 km) SE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 214.81 miles (345.70 km) NE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 232.09 miles (373.51 km) SSE | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 253.55 miles (408.04 km) NNE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 254.97 miles (410.34 km) ENE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 12 | 262.54 miles (422.52 km) SSE | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 13 | 266.13 miles (428.30 km) ESE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 14 | 268.25 miles (431.70 km) NE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 282.78 miles (455.08 km) ENE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,137.53 miles (19,533.42 km) S | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,137.24 miles (19,532.95 km) SE | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,118.12 miles (19,502.18 km) W | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,098.15 miles (19,470.04 km) WSW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,097.40 miles (19,468.83 km) S | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,095.24 miles (19,465.36 km) W | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,094.69 miles (19,464.47 km) W | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,084.31 miles (19,447.76 km) SSW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 12,080.62 miles (19,441.83 km) WSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,070.54 miles (19,425.60 km) W | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,064.39 miles (19,415.71 km) WSW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,064.34 miles (19,415.63 km) W | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,061.23 miles (19,410.63 km) WSW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,057.06 miles (19,403.92 km) W | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,051.55 miles (19,395.03 km) WSW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |