Nonstop flight route between Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Tambao, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Tambao Airport (TMQ), Tambao, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,610 miles (or 10,638 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and Tambao 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and Tambao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH):

• The furthest airport from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,820 miles (17,413 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 25,756 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 21,039 in 2009, and 20,825 in 2010.
• In 1943, the Pocatello Army Airfield was built as a Second Air Force heavy bomber training base.
• In 2014, a World-War II era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work.
• In 1949, it became surplus property and was obtained by the city of Pocatello to build a commercial airport.
• Because of Pocatello Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,452 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) has 2 runways.
• The airport is built on the site of the Pocatello Army Airfield, a World War II training base.
• The closest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of PIH.
• In addition to being known as "Pocatello Regional Airport", another name for PIH is "(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)".

Facts about Tambao Airport (TMQ):

• Because of Tambao Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambao 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.
• The closest airport to Tambao Airport (TMQ) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SW of TMQ.
• The furthest airport from Tambao Airport (TMQ) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Tambao Airport (meaning Tambao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.