Nonstop flight route between Dayton, Ohio, United States and Dirico, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), Dayton, Ohio, United States and Dirico Airport (DRC), Dirico, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,781 miles (or 12,522 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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Dirico 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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Dirico Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFO / KFFO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Dayton, Ohio, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°49'23"N by 84°2'57"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FFO | 
| More Information: | FFO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRC / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Dirico, Angola | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°58'53"S by 20°45'58"E | 
| Area Served: | Dirico | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3400 feet (1,036 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DRC | 
| More Information: | DRC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO):
- The base's origins begin with the establishment of Wilbur Wright Field on 22 May and McCook Field in November 1917, both established by the Army Air Service as World War I installations.
- It is also the home base of the 445th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, an Air Mobility Command-gained unit which flies the C-17 Globemaster heavy airlifter.
- In February 1940 at Wright Field, the Army Air Corps established the Technical Data Branch.
- The furthest airport from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,306 miles (18,195 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of FFO.
- In 1954, 465 acres of land adjacent to the Mad River at the northeast boundary of the base, near the former location of the village of Osborn, were purchased for a Strategic Air Command dispersal site.
- In addition to being known as "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base", another name for FFO is "Wright-Patterson AFB".
Facts about Dirico Airport (DRC):
- The furthest airport from Dirico Airport (DRC) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Dirico Airport (meaning Dirico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- Dirico Airport (DRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dirico Airport (DRC) is Rundu Airport (NDU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) W of DRC.
- In addition to being known as "Dirico Airport", another name for DRC is "Dirico Airport (Dirico)".




