Nonstop flight route between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Mogadishu, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(12°21'11"N by 1°30'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E)
Distance from OUA to MGQ:
3,281.92 miles (5,281.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,282 miles (or 5,282 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OUA / DFFD |
| Airport Name: | Ouagadougou Airport |
| Location: | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°21'11"N by 1°30'43"W |
| Area Served: | Ouagadougou |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1037 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUA |
| More Information: | OUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ouagadougou Airport (OUA):
- The furthest airport from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Ouagadougou Airport (meaning Ouagadougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,583 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Kaya Airport (XKY), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNE of OUA.
- Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) has 2 runways.
- Ouagadougou Airport handled 347,308 passengers last year.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- On 20 August 2012, the Aden Adde International Airport hosted the swearing in ceremony for many legislators in the nation's new Federal Parliament.
- In April 2014, Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed laid the foundation stone for a new national Aviation Training Academy at the Aden Adde International Airportu.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Mogadishu airport was established in 1928, the first such facility to be opened in the Horn of Africa.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- Originally a modest-sized airport, the facility grew considerably in size in the post-independence period after numerous successive renovation projects.
- As of January 2013, the airport accommodates over 40 flights per day, up from just 3 to 4 daily flights in 2011.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.23 miles (92.10 km) NNE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 67.04 miles (107.88 km) ENE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) SSE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 85.95 miles (138.33 km) ESE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 94.98 miles (152.85 km) SSW | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 100.81 miles (162.23 km) ENE | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 101.89 miles (163.98 km) SE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 103.68 miles (166.86 km) NW | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 116.22 miles (187.03 km) WNW | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 122.66 miles (197.41 km) N | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 128.56 miles (206.89 km) E | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) W | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 135.18 miles (217.56 km) NNE | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 151.03 miles (243.06 km) NE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 152.47 miles (245.38 km) SW | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,168.51 miles (19,583.27 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,167.96 miles (19,582.38 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,146.92 miles (19,548.52 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,125.94 miles (19,514.75 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,086.24 miles (19,450.87 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,073.38 miles (19,430.17 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 12,066.15 miles (19,418.54 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,057.72 miles (19,404.97 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,057.10 miles (19,403.97 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.26 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,037.25 miles (19,372.02 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,996.55 miles (19,306.53 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,984.14 miles (19,286.55 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,973.01 miles (19,268.64 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,833.28 miles (19,043.76 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.26 miles (222.51 km) WNW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 2 | 208.13 miles (334.94 km) W | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 3 | 257.92 miles (415.09 km) SW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) NNW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 6 | 334.19 miles (537.82 km) NNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 361.13 miles (581.17 km) NNE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 8 | 389.91 miles (627.49 km) SW | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 422.83 miles (680.47 km) SW | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 10 | 426.66 miles (686.65 km) WSW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 439.45 miles (707.23 km) WNW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 440.12 miles (708.30 km) WSW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 444.62 miles (715.55 km) WNW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 475.09 miles (764.59 km) NW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 505.54 miles (813.58 km) NW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.41 miles (19,029.49 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.67 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,332.00 miles (18,237.05 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,279.47 miles (18,152.50 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,271.39 miles (18,139.49 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,259.93 miles (18,121.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,248.94 miles (18,103.37 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,213.56 miles (18,046.43 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,212.04 miles (18,043.98 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,147.66 miles (17,940.37 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,132.02 miles (17,915.20 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,114.80 miles (17,887.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |