Nonstop flight route between Ellensburg, Washington, United States and Tougan, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bowers Field (ELN), Ellensburg, Washington, United States and Tougan Airport (TUQ), Tougan, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,777 miles (or 10,907 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 Bowers Field and Tougan 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 Bowers Field and Tougan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELN / KELN |
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Location: | Ellensburg, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°1'59"N by 120°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Ellensburg, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Kittitas County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1764 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELN |
More Information: | ELN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUQ / DFOT |
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Location: | Tougan, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°3'32"N by 3°4'38"W |
Area Served: | Tougan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUQ |
More Information: | TUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bowers Field (ELN):
- The furthest airport from Bowers Field (ELN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Bowers Field (ELN) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of ELN.
- Bowers Field (ELN) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bowers Field", another name for ELN is "(former Ellensburg Army Airfield)".
- Bowers Field is named in honor of Ensign Keith Bowers, the first man from Kittitas County killed in World War II.
Facts about Tougan Airport (TUQ):
- Tougan Airport (TUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Tougan Airport (meaning Tougan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,598 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- Because of Tougan Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Tougan 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 addition to being known as "Tougan Airport", another name for TUQ is "Tougan Airport (Tougan)".
- The closest airport to Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SW of TUQ.