Nonstop flight route between Sal Island, Cape Verde and Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde and Tamale Airport (TML), Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,565 miles (or 2,519 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 relatively short distance between Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Tamale Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SID / GVAC |
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Location: | Sal Island, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W |
Area Served: | Espargos |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SID |
More Information: | SID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TML / DGLE |
Airport Name: | Tamale Airport |
Location: | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'24"N by 0°51'47"W |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 553 feet (169 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TML |
More Information: | TML Maps & Info |
Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):
- In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
- The closest airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
- Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral 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.
- Strangely, the duty-free shop is located after passport control but before security scanning, which only takes place as you enter the boarding lounge, which is shared for all four departure gates.
- Between 1960 and 1967 Sal was a stop of the Voo da amizade, a dedicated service between Brazil and Portugal.
- The furthest airport from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
Facts about Tamale Airport (TML):
- Initially the Airport was manned by the Airforce and used for strategic activities during the regime of Dr Nkrumah.
- The closest airport to Tamale Airport (TML) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of TML.
- The furthest airport from Tamale Airport (TML) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tamale Airport (meaning Tamale Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Tamale Airport (TML) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tamale Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamale 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 two contractors were Focal Roads Limited and CONSUL Limited, with BANS Consult as the consultants.