Nonstop flight route between Guapi, Colombia and Dakar, Senegal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI), Guapi, Colombia and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,198 miles (or 6,756 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 Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International 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 Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI):

• The closest airport to Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) is Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) E of GPI.
• Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport", another name for GPI is "Aeropuerto "Juan Casiano Solís" de Guapi".
• The furthest airport from Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (meaning Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
• Because of Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Guapi Airport Juan Casiano 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.

Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):

• The airport can handle jumbo jets, including the Airbus A340-600 from South African Airways, and the Boeing 777-200 from Air France.
• Because of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Léopold Sédar Senghor 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (meaning Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
• Construction of a replacement airport 45 km inland from Léopold Sédar Senghor began in 2007.
• It used to be one of the five main hubs of the now defunct multi-national airline, Air Afrique.
• The airport is also home to the French Air Force's Dakar-Ouakam Air Base.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
• In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".