Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Alta Floresta, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°51'59"S by 56°6'17"W)
Distance from DKR to AFL:
3,143.95 miles (5,059.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), Alta Floresta, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,144 miles (or 5,060 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFL / SBAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alta Floresta, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°51'59"S by 56°6'17"W |
| Area Served: | Alta Floresta |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 947 feet (289 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFL |
| More Information: | AFL Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- 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 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.
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- 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.
- 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 (DKR) has 2 runways.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- In 2007, Patrick Smith, author of the Ask the Pilot column for Salon.com, called it the "World's Worst Airport", commenting that he found there "only squalor, an unnerving sense of confinement and to some extent danger".
Facts about Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL):
- The closest airport to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) ESE of AFL.
- The furthest airport from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (meaning Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tagbilaran Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
- Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport's relatively low elevation of 947 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias 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.
- In addition to being known as "Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport", another name for AFL is "Aeroporto Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 104.62 miles (168.38 km) ESE | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal |     |
| 2 | 111.94 miles (180.15 km) SSE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 3 | 113.53 miles (182.71 km) NE | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 4 | 168.52 miles (271.21 km) SSE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 5 | 169.24 miles (272.36 km) NE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 6 | 171.32 miles (275.71 km) SSE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 7 | 211.68 miles (340.67 km) SE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 214.81 miles (345.70 km) NE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 9 | 232.09 miles (373.51 km) SSE | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 10 | 253.55 miles (408.04 km) NNE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 254.97 miles (410.34 km) ENE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 12 | 262.54 miles (422.52 km) SSE | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 13 | 266.13 miles (428.30 km) ESE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 14 | 268.25 miles (431.70 km) NE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 282.78 miles (455.08 km) ENE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,137.53 miles (19,533.42 km) S | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,137.24 miles (19,532.95 km) SE | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,118.12 miles (19,502.18 km) W | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,098.15 miles (19,470.04 km) WSW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,097.40 miles (19,468.83 km) S | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,095.24 miles (19,465.36 km) W | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,094.69 miles (19,464.47 km) W | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,084.31 miles (19,447.76 km) SSW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 12,080.62 miles (19,441.83 km) WSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,070.54 miles (19,425.60 km) W | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,064.39 miles (19,415.71 km) WSW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,064.34 miles (19,415.63 km) W | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,061.23 miles (19,410.63 km) WSW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,057.06 miles (19,403.92 km) W | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,051.55 miles (19,395.03 km) WSW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.16 miles (130.61 km) ESE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 138.25 miles (222.50 km) SW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 165.02 miles (265.57 km) W | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 206.41 miles (332.18 km) WSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 225.02 miles (362.13 km) W | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 333.66 miles (536.97 km) SW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 388.66 miles (625.48 km) N | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 396.34 miles (637.85 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 399.61 miles (643.11 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 460.65 miles (741.35 km) ENE | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 463.07 miles (745.24 km) NNW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 475.72 miles (765.60 km) ENE | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 483.85 miles (778.68 km) SSE | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 490.59 miles (789.52 km) ESE | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 15 | 491.44 miles (790.89 km) ENE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,422.53 miles (19,992.08 km) NNE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,405.35 miles (19,964.42 km) N | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,382.07 miles (19,926.96 km) NE | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,367.14 miles (19,902.93 km) NW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,350.03 miles (19,875.39 km) NE | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,342.80 miles (19,863.77 km) NNW | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,342.06 miles (19,862.57 km) NNW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,341.40 miles (19,861.51 km) NNE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,328.66 miles (19,841.01 km) W | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,320.46 miles (19,827.80 km) NE | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,320.12 miles (19,827.26 km) N | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,315.29 miles (19,819.49 km) NW | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,314.89 miles (19,818.85 km) N | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,311.74 miles (19,813.77 km) WNW | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,294.20 miles (19,785.55 km) NNE | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |