Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Handan, Hebei, China:
Departure Airport:
(14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°31'26"N by 114°25'48"E)
Distance from DKR to HDG:
7,709.41 miles (12,407.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Handan Airport (HDG), Handan, Hebei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,709 miles (or 12,407 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 Handan 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 Handan 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: | HDG / ZBHD |
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| Location: | Handan, Hebei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°31'26"N by 114°25'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Handan Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDG |
| More Information: | HDG 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.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- 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".
- 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Handan Airport (HDG):
- The closest airport to Handan Airport (HDG) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of HDG.
- The furthest airport from Handan Airport (HDG) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Handan Airport (meaning Handan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Handan Airport", other names for HDG include "邯郸机场" and "Hándān Jīchǎng".
| 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 | 24.80 miles (39.91 km) N | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 75.00 miles (120.71 km) WSW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 122.27 miles (196.78 km) N | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 4 | 130.34 miles (209.76 km) NW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 5 | 136.89 miles (220.30 km) SE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 142.38 miles (229.14 km) SSW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 7 | 156.06 miles (251.16 km) E | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 168.27 miles (270.81 km) SW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 9 | 198.05 miles (318.73 km) WNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 213.36 miles (343.37 km) WSW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 11 | 240.00 miles (386.24 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 245.06 miles (394.38 km) SE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 245.39 miles (394.92 km) ESE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 248.99 miles (400.71 km) NNE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 15 | 249.69 miles (401.83 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.02 miles (19,899.52 km) W | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,320.61 miles (19,828.05 km) WSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,279.63 miles (19,762.10 km) SE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,232.28 miles (19,685.90 km) SSE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,228.83 miles (19,680.34 km) SE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,224.53 miles (19,673.42 km) WSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,217.65 miles (19,662.35 km) SE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,208.00 miles (19,646.83 km) SSE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,201.97 miles (19,637.11 km) ESE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,196.50 miles (19,628.32 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,174.88 miles (19,593.52 km) SE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,172.30 miles (19,589.37 km) ESE | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,143.28 miles (19,542.67 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,142.36 miles (19,541.18 km) WSW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |