Nonstop flight route between Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Alta, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,240 miles (or 6,823 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 Bobo Dioulasso Airport and Alta 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 Bobo Dioulasso Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOY / DFOO |
Airport Name: | Bobo Dioulasso Airport |
Location: | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°9'36"N by 4°19'50"W |
Area Served: | Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1511 feet (461 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOY |
More Information: | BOY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Facts about Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY):
- Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Banfora Airport (BNR), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of BOY.
- The furthest airport from Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (meaning Bobo Dioulasso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
- Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- Avinor decided in February 2007 to build a new passenger terminal and tower for NOK 300 million.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.