Nonstop flight route between Dédougou, Burkina Faso and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(12°27'38"N by 3°29'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Distance from DGU to GOQ:
6,159.27 miles (9,912.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dédougou Airport (DGU), Dédougou, Burkina Faso and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,159 miles (or 9,912 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 Dédougou Airport and Golmud 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 Dédougou Airport and Golmud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGU / DFOD |
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| Location: | Dédougou, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°27'38"N by 3°29'18"W |
| Area Served: | Dédougou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGU |
| More Information: | DGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
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| Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Golmud |
| Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
| More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dédougou Airport (DGU):
- The furthest airport from Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Dédougou Airport (meaning Dédougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,132 miles (19,524 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Nouna Airport (XNU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of DGU.
- In addition to being known as "Dédougou Airport", another name for DGU is "Dédougou Airport (Dédougou)".
- Dédougou Airport (DGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dédougou Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Dédougou 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.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.38 km) NW | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 49.77 miles (80.09 km) NE | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 104.61 miles (168.35 km) NE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 105.75 miles (170.19 km) S | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 106.41 miles (171.25 km) SSW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 132.55 miles (213.32 km) SE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) E | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 133.61 miles (215.02 km) W | Koutiala Airport (KTX) | Koutiala, Mali | |
| 9 | 145.23 miles (233.73 km) S | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 147.23 miles (236.94 km) NNW | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 11 | 148.37 miles (238.77 km) SW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 166.47 miles (267.91 km) ENE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 168.60 miles (271.33 km) WSW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 14 | 170.08 miles (273.72 km) NE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 181.34 miles (291.84 km) ESE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,131.89 miles (19,524.34 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,109.37 miles (19,488.09 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,101.55 miles (19,475.50 km) SW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,074.55 miles (19,432.05 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,065.75 miles (19,417.89 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,050.57 miles (19,393.46 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 12,047.37 miles (19,388.31 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,044.31 miles (19,383.38 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,027.66 miles (19,356.60 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,978.93 miles (19,278.17 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,968.04 miles (19,260.65 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,956.83 miles (19,242.60 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,942.72 miles (19,219.89 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,867.99 miles (19,099.63 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,844.52 miles (19,061.86 km) ESE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 259.83 miles (418.15 km) N | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) SSE | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) NE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) ENE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 403.23 miles (648.94 km) E | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 6 | 421.64 miles (678.57 km) ENE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 425.54 miles (684.84 km) SSE | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 440.09 miles (708.26 km) ENE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) N | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 454.78 miles (731.90 km) ESE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 491.07 miles (790.30 km) S | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 14 | 510.78 miles (822.01 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) WNW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.64 miles (18,930.09 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,740.26 miles (18,894.08 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,729.67 miles (18,877.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,719.13 miles (18,860.07 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,718.99 miles (18,859.84 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,717.47 miles (18,857.40 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,706.14 miles (18,839.16 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,705.01 miles (18,837.35 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,699.18 miles (18,827.95 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,699.08 miles (18,827.80 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,685.32 miles (18,805.66 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,661.11 miles (18,766.68 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,633.98 miles (18,723.03 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |