Nonstop flight route between Gao, Mali and Exeter, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(16°14'53"N by 0°0'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°44'3"N by 3°24'50"W)
Distance from GAQ to EXT:
2,390.31 miles (3,846.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gao International Airport (GAQ), Gao, Mali and Exeter International Airport (EXT), Exeter, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,390 miles (or 3,847 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 relatively short distance between Gao International Airport and Exeter International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAQ / GAGO |
| Airport Name: | Gao International Airport |
| Location: | Gao, Mali |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°14'53"N by 0°0'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Joint Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 870 feet (265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAQ |
| More Information: | GAQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EXT / EGTE |
| Airport Name: | Exeter International Airport |
| Location: | Exeter, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°44'3"N by 3°24'50"W |
| Area Served: | Exeter, Devon |
| Operator/Owner: | Exeter and Devon Airport Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EXT |
| More Information: | EXT Maps & Info |
Facts about Gao International Airport (GAQ):
- Gao International Airport (GAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAQ.
- Because of Gao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 870 feet, planes can take off or land at Gao International 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 Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gao International Airport (meaning Gao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
Facts about Exeter International Airport (EXT):
- RAF Exeter was also used by the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force as a D-Day troop transport base with Douglas C-47 Skytrain transports dropping paratroops near Carentan to land on the Normandy Beachhead.
- Exeter met the requirement of basing USAAF troop carrier groups close to where units of the 101st Airborne Division were located and within reasonable range of the expected area of operations.
- Exeter International Airport handled 741,465 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Exeter International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Exeter International 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.
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Despite extensive efforts at camouflage, including painting the runways, Exeter attracted the Luftwaffe on a number of occasions during the early years of the conflict and a few of the administrative and technical buildings were destroyed.
- The closest airport to Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Plymouth City Airport (PLH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of EXT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.73 miles (162.11 km) S | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 124.77 miles (200.80 km) S | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 152.78 miles (245.87 km) SSW | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 153.72 miles (247.39 km) S | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 182.59 miles (293.85 km) SW | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 195.73 miles (314.99 km) S | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 202.38 miles (325.70 km) W | Timbuktu Airport (TOM) | Timbuktu, Mali | |
| 8 | 226.00 miles (363.72 km) S | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 231.22 miles (372.12 km) SSW | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 239.21 miles (384.97 km) W | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali | |
| 11 | 239.65 miles (385.69 km) SE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 12 | 246.41 miles (396.55 km) SW | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 251.03 miles (403.99 km) S | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 279.75 miles (450.21 km) SSE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 287.67 miles (462.97 km) SSW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.15 miles (19,939.96 km) ESE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,351.71 miles (19,878.10 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,324.88 miles (19,834.93 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,306.40 miles (19,805.18 km) SE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,280.27 miles (19,763.14 km) SE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,276.56 miles (19,757.16 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,270.06 miles (19,746.70 km) ESE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,251.25 miles (19,716.43 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 12,238.05 miles (19,695.19 km) ESE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,220.92 miles (19,667.62 km) ESE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,207.67 miles (19,646.30 km) SSE | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 12,143.11 miles (19,542.39 km) W | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 13 | 12,110.17 miles (19,489.38 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,992.56 miles (19,300.11 km) SW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,968.40 miles (19,261.22 km) SW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.22 miles (59.90 km) SW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 45.86 miles (73.80 km) N | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 46.32 miles (74.55 km) N | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 54.01 miles (86.92 km) NNE | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 64.86 miles (104.38 km) NNE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 66.50 miles (107.03 km) NNW | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 68.75 miles (110.65 km) E | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 72.27 miles (116.31 km) WSW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 81.44 miles (131.06 km) NE | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 88.62 miles (142.62 km) SE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 90.98 miles (146.42 km) E | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 96.06 miles (154.60 km) NE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 96.75 miles (155.70 km) SSE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 100.91 miles (162.39 km) E | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 101.15 miles (162.79 km) NW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,993.98 miles (19,302.39 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,969.07 miles (19,262.30 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,964.06 miles (19,254.24 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,955.37 miles (19,240.26 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,930.40 miles (19,200.07 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,927.17 miles (19,194.86 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,914.49 miles (19,174.46 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,901.36 miles (19,153.33 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,900.66 miles (19,152.21 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,899.83 miles (19,150.86 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,876.89 miles (19,113.96 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,868.72 miles (19,100.80 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,858.35 miles (19,084.11 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,856.49 miles (19,081.13 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,847.54 miles (19,066.71 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |