Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Bokoro, Chad:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Bokoro Airport (BKR), Bokoro, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,823 miles (or 12,590 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Bokoro 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Bokoro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• The base provides additional active duty support to the 162d Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard, located at nearby Tucson International Airport, which flies the F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon.
• In 1984, as a result of the first series of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties START I between the United States and the Soviet Union, SAC began to decommission its Titan II missile system.
• With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill.
• On 15 June 1964, Davis-Monthan's 303d Bombardment Wing was inactivated as part of the retirement of the B-47 Stratojet from active service.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On 1 October 1976, the base was transferred to Tactical Air Command after 30 years under SAC.

Facts about Bokoro Airport (BKR):

• Because of Bokoro Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Bokoro 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 Bokoro Airport (BKR) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bokoro Airport (meaning Bokoro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Bokoro Airport (BKR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bokoro Airport (BKR) is Ati Airport (ATV), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) NE of BKR.
• In addition to being known as "Bokoro Airport", another name for BKR is "Bokoro Airport (Bokoro)".