Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP), Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,879 miles (or 9,461 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 Podkamennaya Tunguska 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 Podkamennaya Tunguska 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: | TGP / UNIP |
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Location: | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'24"N by 89°58'23"E |
Area Served: | Bor |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TGP |
More Information: | TGP Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
- The head office of Sénégal Airlines is located on the airport property.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Before the introduction of long-range jets in the mid-1970s, it used to be an important stopover point for the routes between Europe and South America, together with the Canary Islands.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP):
- Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport", other names for TGP include "Aeroport "Podkamennaya Tunguska"" and "Аэропорт «Подкаменная Тунгуска»".
- The closest airport to Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) is Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE), which is located 228 miles (366 kilometers) SSE of TGP.
- Because of Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Podkamennaya Tunguska 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 Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.