Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States and Nioro, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States and Nioro Airport (NIX), Nioro, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,866 miles (or 7,831 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 Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) and Nioro 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 Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) and Nioro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEY / KHEY |
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Location: | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'45"N by 85°39'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 317 feet (97 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEY |
More Information: | HEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIX / GANR |
Airport Name: | Nioro Airport |
Location: | Nioro, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°14'20"N by 9°34'32"W |
Area Served: | Nioro |
View all routes: | Routes from NIX |
More Information: | NIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY):
- Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) is Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of HEY.
- Because of Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 317 feet, planes can take off or land at Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) 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 Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for HEY include "Hanchey Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
Facts about Nioro Airport (NIX):
- The furthest airport from Nioro Airport (NIX) is Sara Airport (SSR), which is nearly antipodal to Nioro Airport (meaning Nioro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sara Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Sara, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Nioro Airport (NIX) is Yélimané Airport (EYL), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) W of NIX.