Nonstop flight route between Florence, South Carolina, United States and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Florence Regional Airport (FLO), Florence, South Carolina, United States and Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,956 miles (or 7,976 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 Florence Regional Airport and Bobo Dioulasso 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 Florence Regional Airport and Bobo Dioulasso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Florence Regional Airport (FLO):

• Florence Regional Airport (FLO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NW of FLO.
• After the war the property was given back to the City of Florence on 31 October 1945, and later shared with Florence County.
• Florence Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of Florence, in Florence County, South Carolina.
• Because of Florence Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Regional 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 "Florence Regional Airport", another name for FLO is "(former Florence Army Airfield)".
• Operation of the airport was assigned to the Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority in 1999.
• A succession of Troop Carrier groups trained at Florence during 1943 those being the 63d, 65th, 313th and 315th prior to their deployment to Europe and North Africa.
• The furthest airport from Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY):

• Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Banfora Airport (BNR), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of BOY.
• The furthest airport from Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (meaning Bobo Dioulasso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.