Nonstop flight route between Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria and Dover, Delaware, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°10'19"N by 0°35'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W)
Distance from BFW to DOV:
4,011.61 miles (6,456.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW), Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,012 miles (or 6,456 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 Sidi Bel Abbès Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Sidi Bel Abbès Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFW / DAOS |
| Airport Name: | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport |
| Location: | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'19"N by 0°35'40"W |
| Area Served: | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1614 feet (492 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFW |
| More Information: | BFW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOV |
| More Information: | DOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW):
- The furthest airport from Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (meaning Sidi Bel Abbès Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) is Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of BFW.
- Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1944 the Air Technical Service Command chose Dover as a site to engineer, develop, and conduct classified air-launched rocket tests.
- After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the remains of the seven astronauts were transferred to Dover AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
- Also following September 11, 2001, Army mortuary specialists organized support for Pentagon recovery efforts out of the Base.
- Once the airport came under military control an immediate construction program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.
- Dover AFB is also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.71 miles (41.38 km) N | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 31.09 miles (50.03 km) N | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 3 | 41.96 miles (67.53 km) E | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 4 | 79.56 miles (128.04 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 5 | 79.81 miles (128.44 km) WSW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 6 | 130.08 miles (209.35 km) NE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 7 | 133.50 miles (214.85 km) W | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 8 | 152.26 miles (245.04 km) NW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 9 | 180.22 miles (290.04 km) N | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 183.24 miles (294.90 km) W | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 11 | 211.95 miles (341.10 km) ENE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 12 | 214.89 miles (345.83 km) N | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 13 | 216.28 miles (348.07 km) ENE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 14 | 225.61 miles (363.08 km) NW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 15 | 237.57 miles (382.32 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,204.10 miles (19,640.55 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,201.92 miles (19,637.04 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,191.91 miles (19,620.93 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,188.49 miles (19,615.42 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,183.04 miles (19,606.66 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,181.65 miles (19,604.41 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,171.34 miles (19,587.82 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,166.97 miles (19,580.79 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,158.12 miles (19,566.55 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,150.24 miles (19,553.86 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,149.71 miles (19,553.02 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,143.91 miles (19,543.68 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,129.65 miles (19,520.72 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,126.69 miles (19,515.97 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,122.52 miles (19,509.26 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.74 miles (43.03 km) NE | Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) | Millville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 2 | 30.96 miles (49.82 km) ESE | Cape May Airport (WWD) | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |
| 3 | 30.97 miles (49.84 km) S | Sussex County Airport (GED) | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | |
| 4 | 38.77 miles (62.39 km) N | Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | |
| 5 | 39.43 miles (63.46 km) SW | Easton Airport (ESN) | Easton, Maryland, United States | |
| 6 | 44.30 miles (71.29 km) WNW | Phillips Army Airfield (APG) | Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States | |
| 7 | 50.81 miles (81.78 km) SW | Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | |
| 8 | 51.35 miles (82.64 km) N | Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ) | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 52.60 miles (84.65 km) WNW | Martin State Airport (MTN) | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| 10 | 52.62 miles (84.69 km) ENE | Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 52.74 miles (84.88 km) NNE | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 54.52 miles (87.74 km) S | Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | |
| 13 | 56.29 miles (90.60 km) ENE | Bader Field (AIY) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 59.41 miles (95.62 km) SSE | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | |
| 15 | 59.86 miles (96.34 km) N | Brandywine Airport (OQN) | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,749.72 miles (18,909.29 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,725.99 miles (18,871.10 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,712.18 miles (18,848.88 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,700.62 miles (18,830.28 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,650.63 miles (18,749.83 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,647.50 miles (18,744.79 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,636.55 miles (18,727.17 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,625.65 miles (18,709.63 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,617.66 miles (18,696.76 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,584.33 miles (18,643.13 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,516.48 miles (18,533.93 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,488.83 miles (18,489.43 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,469.14 miles (18,457.75 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,469.09 miles (18,457.67 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,406.60 miles (18,357.09 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |