Nonstop flight route between Bordeaux / Mérignac, France and Accra, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°36'16"N by 0°10'2"W)
Distance from BOD to ACC:
2,710.30 miles (4,361.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC), Accra, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,710 miles (or 4,362 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W |
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD |
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACC / DGAA |
| Airport Name: | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station |
| Location: | Accra, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°36'16"N by 0°10'2"W |
| Area Served: | Accra |
| Operator/Owner: | Ghana Airports Company Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 205 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACC |
| More Information: | ACC Maps & Info |
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1951 Mérignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
- The closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
- Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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.
- As a consequence of the temporary closure of the Cazaux military base, the civil authorities have been forced to share the runway with the French Army since November 2005.
Facts about Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC):
- 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 Airport was renamed from Ghana International Airport, in honour of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, a member of the ruling National Liberation Council.
- In 2012, the airport saw 2.269 million passengers.
- 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.
- Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station handled 2,269,451 passengers last year.
- Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are two departure lounges located after Immigration.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.17 miles (40.51 km) SW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France |     |
| 2 | 56.89 miles (91.56 km) NNW | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 3 | 60.53 miles (97.41 km) NNE | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 4 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) E | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 5 | 77.04 miles (123.99 km) NE | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 6 | 78.63 miles (126.54 km) SE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 7 | 79.00 miles (127.14 km) ENE | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 8 | 96.18 miles (154.79 km) NNW | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 9 | 101.15 miles (162.78 km) S | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 10 | 102.14 miles (164.38 km) SSW | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 11 | 108.65 miles (174.85 km) E | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 12 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) SSW | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 13 | 116.46 miles (187.43 km) NE | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 14 | 118.95 miles (191.43 km) SSE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 15 | 131.17 miles (211.10 km) NNE | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.88 miles (19,657.89 km) WSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,112.79 miles (19,493.60 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,107.77 miles (19,485.52 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,105.82 miles (19,482.38 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,089.67 miles (19,456.39 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,089.34 miles (19,455.85 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,080.95 miles (19,442.35 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,073.81 miles (19,430.87 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,061.61 miles (19,411.23 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,046.43 miles (19,386.80 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,045.62 miles (19,385.50 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,038.59 miles (19,374.19 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,036.59 miles (19,370.97 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,035.39 miles (19,369.03 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,028.78 miles (19,358.39 km) SE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 105.13 miles (169.19 km) ENE | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 2 | 120.95 miles (194.65 km) WSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 3 | 124.25 miles (199.95 km) NW | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 182.91 miles (294.36 km) ENE | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 5 | 191.70 miles (308.51 km) NW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 6 | 213.48 miles (343.56 km) W | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 243.86 miles (392.45 km) NW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 245.78 miles (395.54 km) NE | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 9 | 248.91 miles (400.58 km) ENE | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 259.60 miles (417.78 km) W | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 277.20 miles (446.11 km) N | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 12 | 300.42 miles (483.48 km) NNE | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 13 | 308.26 miles (496.10 km) NNE | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 14 | 309.42 miles (497.97 km) ENE | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 315.69 miles (508.06 km) WNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.36 miles (19,682.81 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,143.13 miles (19,542.42 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,042.09 miles (19,379.82 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,851.35 miles (19,072.84 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,846.07 miles (19,064.36 km) SE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,842.42 miles (19,058.48 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,821.71 miles (19,025.15 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 11,769.09 miles (18,940.46 km) SE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,743.12 miles (18,898.67 km) SE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,740.35 miles (18,894.21 km) SE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,687.53 miles (18,809.22 km) SW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,685.56 miles (18,806.05 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,682.57 miles (18,801.23 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,665.19 miles (18,773.26 km) SE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |