Nonstop flight route between Nioro, Mali and Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nioro Airport (NIX), Nioro, Mali and Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,452 miles (or 7,165 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 Nioro Airport and Raleigh–Durham 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 Nioro Airport and Raleigh–Durham 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 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.

Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):

• After deregulation Allegheny Airlines arrived in 1979 and by 1985 Trans World Airlines, American Airlines, Ozark, People Express, New York Air, and Pan Am had all put in appearances.
• The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
• Terminal A was renamed Terminal 1 on October 26, 2008 to bring RDU in line with terminal naming conventions and to end years of confusion.
• Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
• AA retained the daily nonstop flight to London, originally launched to Gatwick Airport in May 1994 with a Boeing 767-200ER.
• The airport has implemented the most ambitious expansion in its history, begun in 2006 and completed in January 2011.
• In 2010 RDU's traffic began to recover.
• Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham 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.