Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Naples, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Naples Municipal Airport (APF), Naples, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,197 miles (or 6,754 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 Naples Municipal 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 Naples Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):

• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
• 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 handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
• 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.
• It used to be one of the five main hubs of the now defunct multi-national airline, Air Afrique.
• The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
• The airport is also home to the French Air Force's Dakar-Ouakam Air Base.
• The airport was a Space Shuttle landing site until 1987, when it was determined that a dip in the runway could damage the shuttle upon landing.
• 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.
• Construction of a replacement airport 45 km inland from Léopold Sédar Senghor began in 2007.

Facts about Naples Municipal Airport (APF):

• Naples Municipal Airport (APF) has 3 runways.
• Because of Naples Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Naples Municipal 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.
• On September 10, 1985, a Douglas DC-3 of Collier County Mosquito Control District crashed at East Naples while on approach to Naples Municipal Airport following an engine failure.
• The closest airport to Naples Municipal Airport (APF) is Marco Island Airport (MRK), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of APF.
• In addition to being known as "Naples Municipal Airport", another name for APF is "(former Naples Army Airfield)".
• Provincetown-Boston Airlines began scheduled service to Miami International Airport in the 1950s, and managed the airport for several years until a municipal airport authority was created in 1969.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,316 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 514 enplanements in 2009, and 581 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Naples Municipal Airport (APF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,484 miles (18,482 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.