Nonstop flight route between Zouerate, Mauritania and Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tazadit International Airport (OUZ), Zouerate, Mauritania and Île des Pins Airport (BMY), Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,090 miles (or 19,456 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 Tazadit International Airport and Île des Pins 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 Tazadit International Airport and Île des Pins Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between OUZ and BMY makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Tazadit International Airport and Île des Pins Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between OUZ and BMY are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Zouerate, Mauritania and Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between OUZ and BMY!

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Facts about Tazadit International Airport (OUZ):

• The closest airport to Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) is Fderik Airport (FGD), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) W of OUZ.
• Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) is Maré Airport (MEE), which is nearly antipodal to Tazadit International Airport (meaning Tazadit International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maré Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.

Facts about Île des Pins Airport (BMY):

• The furthest airport from Île des Pins Airport (BMY) is La Güera Airport (ZLG), which is nearly antipodal to Île des Pins Airport (meaning Île des Pins Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Güera Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in La Güera, Western Sahara.
• The closest airport to Île des Pins Airport (BMY) is Koumac Airport (KOC), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of BMY.