Nonstop flight route between Gounda, Central African Republic and Del Rio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gordil Airport (GDA), Gounda, Central African Republic and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,747 miles (or 12,467 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 Gordil Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base, 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 Gordil Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gordil Airport (GDA):

• In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDA is "Gordil Airport (Gordil)".
• The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDA) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Gordil Airport (GDA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDA) is Gordil Airport (GDI), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of GDA.

Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• The Air Force transferred jurisdiction of the base to the Strategic Air Command on April 1, 1957 and the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing moved there from Turner Air Force Base, Georgia.
• Laughlin AFB was originally named Laughlin Army Air Field on March 3, 1943, after Jack T.
• Aside from the reservoir outside of Del Rio for fishing and some lake diving, most forms of recreation are either in the town of Del Rio or across the border in Ciudad Acuña, however current DoD policy does not allow travel across the border for military personnel.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
• Laughlin Air Force Base reopened on May 1, 1952.
• On the base the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 42.7% from 25 to 44, 2.5% from 45 to 64, and 0.6% who were 65 years of age or older.