Nonstop flight route between Gabbs, Nevada, United States and Kaya, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gabbs Airport (GAB), Gabbs, Nevada, United States and Kaya Airport (XKY), Kaya, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,016 miles (or 11,292 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 Gabbs Airport and Kaya 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 Gabbs Airport and Kaya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAB / KGAB | 
| Airport Name: | Gabbs Airport | 
| Location: | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°55'27"N by 117°57'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Gabbs, Nevada | 
| Operator/Owner: | Nye County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4700 feet (1,433 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GAB | 
| More Information: | GAB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKY / DFCA | 
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| Location: | Kaya, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Kaya | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKY | 
| More Information: | XKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gabbs Airport (GAB):
- The closest airport to Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SW of GAB.
 - The furthest airport from Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,159 miles (17,959 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Gabbs Airport (GAB) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Gabbs Airport's high elevation of 4,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GAB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GAB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Kaya Airport (XKY):
- The closest airport to Kaya Airport (XKY) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of XKY.
 - Because of Kaya Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaya 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.
 - Kaya Airport (XKY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kaya Airport (XKY) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kaya Airport (meaning Kaya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
 - In addition to being known as "Kaya Airport", another name for XKY is "Kaya Airport (Kaya)".
 
