Nonstop flight route between Bakel, Senegal and San Luis Obispo, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bakel Airport (BXE), Bakel, Senegal and San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP), San Luis Obispo, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,609 miles (or 10,635 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 Bakel Airport and San Luis Obispo County Regional 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 Bakel Airport and San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXE / GOTB |
Airport Name: | Bakel Airport |
Location: | Bakel, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°50'49"N by 12°28'5"W |
Area Served: | Bakel, Senegal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXE |
More Information: | BXE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBP / KSBP |
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Location: | San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°14'12"N by 120°38'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | San Luis Obispo County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBP |
More Information: | SBP Maps & Info |
Facts about Bakel Airport (BXE):
- Bakel Airport (BXE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bakel Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Bakel 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 closest airport to Bakel Airport (BXE) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NE of BXE.
- The furthest airport from Bakel Airport (BXE) is Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF), which is nearly antipodal to Bakel Airport (meaning Bakel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maewo-Naone Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maewo, Vanuatu.
Facts about San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP):
- In 1940 hard surface runways and lights were installed by the War Department.
- Because of San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at San Luis Obispo County Regional 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The federal government took over the airport during World War II and turned control back to the county in 1946.
- The airport has a terminal building, restaurant, numerous hangars and airplane related businesses.
- In addition to being known as "San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport", another name for SBP is "McChesney Field".
- 903-5 AIRPORT DRIVE SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401
- San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SBP.