Nonstop flight route between Orléans, France and Accra, Ghana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE), Orléans, France and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC), Accra, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,931 miles (or 4,716 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station, 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE):

• Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Americans returned control of the base to the French Air Force at the end of October 1945 and it returned to being a French military airfield.
• The furthest airport from Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Orléans - Bricy Air Base (meaning Orléans - Bricy Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The mission of the base is primarily tactical airlift.
• In addition to being known as "Orléans - Bricy Air Base", other names for ORE include "Base aérienne 123", "« Commandant Charles Paoli »" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-50".
• Because of Orléans - Bricy Air Base's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Orléans - Bricy Air Base 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNW of ORE.
• Orléans – Bricy Air Base is a French Air Force base.
• Orléans-Bricy Air Base was built prior to World War II as a French Air Force facility.

Facts about Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC):

• In 2012, the airport saw 2.269 million passengers.
• Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station's relatively low elevation of 205 feet, planes can take off or land at Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station 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 Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (meaning Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station handled 2,269,451 passengers last year.
• There are two departure lounges located after Immigration.
• The closest airport to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) ENE of ACC.