Nonstop flight route between Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives and Dakar, Senegal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM), Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,242 miles (or 10,046 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 Kaadedhdhoo 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 Kaadedhdhoo 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 Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM):

• The closest airport to Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) is Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of KDM.
• The furthest airport from Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kaadedhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaadedhdhoo 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kaadedhdhoo Airport", another name for KDM is "ކާޑެއްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".

Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
• 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.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
• At one time Air Sénégal International had its head office on the grounds of the airport.
• During World War II, Dakar Airport was a key link in the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa after 1942.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".