Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Bojnord, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Bojnord Airport (BJB), Bojnord, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,777 miles (or 7,688 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 Bojnord 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 Bojnord 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):

• At one time Air Sénégal International had its head office on the grounds of the airport.
• 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 handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
• Construction of a replacement airport 45 km inland from Léopold Sédar Senghor began in 2007.
• 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".
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
• 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 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.
• 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.

Facts about Bojnord Airport (BJB):

• In addition to being known as "Bojnord Airport", another name for BJB is "فرودگاه بجنورد".
• The closest airport to Bojnord Airport (BJB) is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ENE of BJB.
• The furthest airport from Bojnord Airport (BJB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,386 miles (18,323 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Bojnord Airport (BJB) currently has only 1 runway.