Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Jammu, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), Jammu, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,805 miles (or 9,341 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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ, 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 Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ. 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: | IXJ / VIJU |
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| Location: | Jammu, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'21"N by 74°50'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 1029 feet (314 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXJ |
| More Information: | IXJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- 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.
- 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.
- The head office of Sénégal Airlines is located on the airport property.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- The airport can handle jumbo jets, including the Airbus A340-600 from South African Airways, and the Boeing 777-200 from Air France.
Facts about Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ):
- In addition to being known as "Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ", another name for IXJ is "Satwari Airport".
- The closest airport to Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) is Sialkot International Airport (SKT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of IXJ.
- The furthest airport from Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) currently has only 1 runway.
