Nonstop flight route between Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bouaké Airport (BYK), Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,900 miles (or 11,105 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 Bouaké Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Bouaké Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYK / DIBK |
Airport Name: | Bouaké Airport |
Location: | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°44'20"N by 5°4'24"W |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 1230 feet (375 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYK |
More Information: | BYK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Bouaké Airport (BYK):
- Bouaké Airport (BYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bouaké Airport (BYK) is Katiola Airport (KTC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) N of BYK.
- The furthest airport from Bouaké Airport (BYK) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bouaké Airport (meaning Bouaké Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- The 3600th FTW became the dedicated training organization for both USAF and NATO pilots in the F-84.
- The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Luke Air Force Base was named after Second Lieutenant Frank Luke.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- Luke Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory was previously named in his honor.
- During World War II, Luke Field was the largest fighter training base in the Army Air Forces, graduating more than 12,000 fighter pilots from advanced and operational courses earning the nickname, “Home of the Fighter Pilot.”