Nonstop flight route between Banfora, Burkina Faso and St. Louis, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Banfora Airport (BNR), Banfora, Burkina Faso and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,524 miles (or 8,890 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 Banfora Airport and Lambert–St. Louis 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 Banfora Airport and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Banfora Airport (BNR):

• The closest airport to Banfora Airport (BNR) is Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of BNR.
• The furthest airport from Banfora Airport (BNR) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Banfora Airport (meaning Banfora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• In addition to being known as "Banfora Airport", another name for BNR is "Banfora Airport (Banfora)".
• Banfora Airport (BNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Banfora Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Banfora 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.

Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• The airport grew from a balloon launching base, Kinloch Field, part of the 1890s Kinloch Park suburban development.
• Lambert's passenger traffic slowly rebounded from American Airlines' cuts of November 2003, increasing from a low of 13.4 million passengers enplaned in 2004, to 15.4 million by 2007, and increase of almost 15 percent.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
• Ozark Airlines established its only hub at Lambert in the late 1950s.
• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were a huge demand shock to air service nationwide, with total airline industry domestic revenue passenger miles dropping 20% in October 2001 and 17% in November 2001.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
• During 2008, Lambert's position as an American Airlines hub faced further pressure due to increased fuel costs and softened demand because of a depressed economy.