Nonstop flight route between Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Townsville, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,433 miles (or 16,791 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 Townsville 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 Townsville 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: | TSV / YBTL |
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Location: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°15'11"S by 146°45'53"E |
Area Served: | Townsville, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSV |
More Information: | TSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY):
- Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Banfora Airport (BNR), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of BOY.
Facts about Townsville Airport (TSV):
- Qantas maintains a Qantas Club lounge in the airport terminal, with access for Qantas Club and affiliate members.
- The PNG PM wants a Townsville to Port Moresby route re-established by the end of 2013.
- Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
- In the mid-1990s domestic flights started to decrease, with some services being cut back by Qantas and Ansett.
- In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
- During 1942, the defence establishment in the Townsville region increased enormously, and five other military airfields were built in the immediate vicinity of Townsville.
- Because of Townsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Townsville 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 furthest airport from Townsville Airport (TSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
- The Department of Defence was looking for military airfield sites in northern Australia at the time, and almost immediately Townsville Airport was planned for expansion as a Royal Australian Air Force base for three fighter squadrons.