Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Dori, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States and Dori Airport (DOR), Dori, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,175 miles (or 11,548 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 MCAS Miramar, and Dori 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 MCAS Miramar, and Dori Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'4"N by 117°8'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NKX |
| More Information: | NKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOR / DFEE |
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| Location: | Dori, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°1'28"N by 0°3'55"W |
| Area Served: | Dori |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 909 feet (277 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOR |
| More Information: | DOR Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Marine Corps Air Station Tustin be closed down and that NAS Miramar be transferred to the Marine Corps.
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
- The furthest airport from MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
- Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St.
- In October 1972, Miramar welcomed the F-14 Tomcat and fighter squadron VF-124, a former Fleet Replacement Squadron was tasked with the mission to train new Tomcat crews.
- The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
Facts about Dori Airport (DOR):
- Dori Airport (DOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dori Airport (DOR) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Dori Airport (meaning Dori Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Dori Airport (DOR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of DOR.
- Because of Dori Airport's relatively low elevation of 909 feet, planes can take off or land at Dori 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 "Dori Airport", another name for DOR is "Dori Airport (Dori)".
