Nonstop flight route between International Falls, Minnesota, United States and Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Falls International Airport (INL), International Falls, Minnesota, United States and Tamale Airport (TML), Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,840 miles (or 9,398 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 Falls International Airport and Tamale 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 Falls International Airport and Tamale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Falls International Airport (INL):

• Falls International Airport is a city owned, public use airport located in International Falls, a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.
• The closest airport to Falls International Airport (INL) is Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of INL.
• Falls International Airport covers an area of 681 acres at an elevation of 1,185 feet above mean sea level.
• Falls International Airport (INL) has 2 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,590 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 15,861 enplanements in 2009, and 14,051 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Falls International Airport (INL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,660 miles (17,156 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Tamale Airport (TML):

• Tamale Airport (TML) currently has only 1 runway.
• Initially the Airport was manned by the Airforce and used for strategic activities during the regime of Dr Nkrumah.
• The closest airport to Tamale Airport (TML) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of TML.
• The furthest airport from Tamale Airport (TML) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tamale Airport (meaning Tamale Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Because of Tamale Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamale 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.