Nonstop flight route between Foley, Alabama, United States and Dakar, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NOLF Barin (NHX), Foley, Alabama, United States and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,537 miles (or 7,302 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 NOLF Barin 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 NOLF Barin 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: | NHX / KNBJ |
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Location: | Foley, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'21"N by 87°38'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NHX |
More Information: | NHX 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 NOLF Barin (NHX):
- In addition to being known as "NOLF Barin", another name for NHX is "NBJ".
- The furthest airport from NOLF Barin (NHX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,147 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- NOLF Barin (NHX) has 2 runways.
- Because of NOLF Barin's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at NOLF Barin 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 NOLF Barin (NHX) is Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of NHX.
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
- During World War II, Dakar Airport was a key link in the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa after 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- 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 head office of Sénégal Airlines is located on the airport property.
- The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- 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.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.