Nonstop flight route between Dédougou, Burkina Faso and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dédougou Airport (DGU), Dédougou, Burkina Faso and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,174 miles (or 8,327 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 Moody Air Force Base, 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 Moody Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dédougou Airport (DGU):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Nouna Airport (XNU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of 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.
• In addition to being known as "Dédougou Airport", another name for DGU is "Dédougou Airport (Dédougou)".
• Dédougou Airport (DGU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
• The wing executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the global war on terrorism.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
• Due to reduced demands for new pilots during the early months of 1945, The Army Air Force announced that Moody would be transferred to the First Air Force on 30 April 1945.
• Construction got underway on 28 July 1941 for a twin-engine advanced training base with accommodations for 4,100 men.
• Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.