Nonstop flight route between Dover, Delaware, United States and Banfora, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States and Banfora Airport (BNR), Banfora, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,724 miles (or 7,603 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 Dover Air Force Base and Banfora 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 Dover Air Force Base and Banfora Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• By 2008, the air traffic tower serving the airfield, built in 1955, was the oldest such tower in use in the United States Air Force.
• Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941.
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In March 1989, C-5s from Dover delivered special equipment used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.

Facts about Banfora Airport (BNR):

• Banfora Airport (BNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Banfora Airport (BNR) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Banfora Airport (meaning Banfora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• The closest airport to Banfora Airport (BNR) is Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of BNR.
• In addition to being known as "Banfora Airport", another name for BNR is "Banfora Airport (Banfora)".
• Because of Banfora Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Banfora 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.