Nonstop flight route between Duluth, Minnesota, United States and Dakhla, Western Sahara:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, United States and Dakhla Airport (VIL), Dakhla, Western Sahara would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,405 miles (or 7,090 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 Duluth International Airport and Dakhla 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 Duluth International Airport and Dakhla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Duluth International Airport (DLH):

• The furthest airport from Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,759 miles (17,315 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of DLH.
• In 1942, the three existing runways were paved.
• Duluth International Airport handled 312,000 passengers last year.
• Duluth International Airport (DLH) has 2 runways.
• The City of Duluth purchased the original property for the airport in 1929 from Saint Louis County.
• In 2013, a new passenger terminal was built directly in front of the 1973 terminal.

Facts about Dakhla Airport (VIL):

• The airport is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA.
• The furthest airport from Dakhla Airport (VIL) is Tontouta International Airport (NOU), which is nearly antipodal to Dakhla Airport (meaning Dakhla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tontouta International Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Noumea, New Caledonia.
• The closest airport to Dakhla Airport (VIL) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is located 205 miles (330 kilometers) SSW of VIL.
• Dakhla Airport handled 4,206 passengers last year.
• Because of Dakhla Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Dakhla 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.
• During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
• The passenger terminal covers 670 square metres and is capable to handle up to 55,000 passengers per year.
• Dakhla Airport (VIL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Dakhla Airport", another name for VIL is "GMMH/GSVO".