Nonstop flight route between Barisal, Bangladesh and Dakar, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barisal Airport (BZL), Barisal, Bangladesh and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,910 miles (or 11,120 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 Barisal Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International 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 Barisal Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZL / VGBR |
Airport Name: | Barisal Airport |
Location: | Barisal, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'3"N by 90°18'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZL |
More Information: | BZL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DKR / GOOY |
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Location: | Dakar, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Dakar |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DKR |
More Information: | DKR Maps & Info |
Facts about Barisal Airport (BZL):
- In 2007, the airport played a significant role during the relief operation in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, thus virtually saving thousands of lives of the cyclone affected people.
- The furthest airport from Barisal Airport (BZL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Barisal Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Barisal 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 Barisal Airport (BZL) is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) N of BZL.
- Barisal Airport (BZL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- The furthest airport from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (meaning Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- During World War II, Dakar Airport was a key link in the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa after 1942.
- Because of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Léopold Sédar Senghor International 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal.