Nonstop flight route between Dédougou, Burkina Faso and Hyder, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dédougou Airport (DGU), Dédougou, Burkina Faso and Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD), Hyder, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,803 miles (or 10,948 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 Hyder Seaplane 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 Hyder Seaplane Base. 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: | WHD / | 
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| Location: | Hyder, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°54'11"N by 130°0'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Hyder, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WHD | 
| More Information: | WHD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Dédougou Airport (DGU):
- 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)".
 - 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.
 - Dédougou Airport (DGU) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD):
- In addition to being known as "Hyder Seaplane Base", another name for WHD is "4Z7".
 - Because of Hyder Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyder Seaplane Base 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 Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) is Stewart Aerodrome (ZST), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNE of WHD.
 - Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,540 miles (16,962 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
 
