Nonstop flight route between Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Tougan, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Emerald Airport (EMD), Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Tougan Airport (TUQ), Tougan, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,422 miles (or 16,772 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 Emerald Airport 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 Emerald Airport and Tougan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Emerald Airport (EMD):

• Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink Dash 8 Q400's flying an average of five flights per day on weekdays, and three flights per day on weekends.
• Emerald Airport was one of more than 21 regional Australian airports assessed by Virgin Australia for its viability.
• Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal.
• The furthest airport from Emerald Airport (EMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Emerald Airport is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia.
• The closest airport to Emerald Airport (EMD) is Blackwater Airport (BLT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of EMD.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 624 ft above sea level.
• Because of Emerald Airport's relatively low elevation of 624 feet, planes can take off or land at Emerald 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.
• Emerald Airport (EMD) has 2 runways.

Facts about Tougan Airport (TUQ):

• Tougan Airport (TUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SW of TUQ.
• In addition to being known as "Tougan Airport", another name for TUQ is "Tougan Airport (Tougan)".
• 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.
• 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.