Nonstop flight route between Pau, France and Accra, Ghana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), Pau, France and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC), Accra, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,610 miles (or 4,200 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station, 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF):

• In addition to being known as "Pau Pyrénées Airport", another name for PUF is "Aéroport Pau Pyrénées".
• The furthest airport from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pau Pyrénées Airport (meaning Pau Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of PUF.
• Because of Pau Pyrénées Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Pau Pyrénées 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.
• Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC):

• Kotoka Airport also houses the offices of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
• The closest airport to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) ENE of ACC.
• The airport company was registered in January 2006 and commenced trading on 1 January 2007 tasked with the responsibility for planning, developing, managing and maintaining all airports and aerodromes in Ghana namely Kotoka International Airport and the regional airports at Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani as well as airstrips.
• Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Meridian Airways and Aerogem Aviation have their head office in the 1 Gemini Airlines Building at the Old Cargo Village.
• The furthest airport from Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (meaning Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, is the country's premier international airport and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-8.
• The airport consists of two passenger terminals, labelled as Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
• Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station handled 2,269,451 passengers last year.
• Because of Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station's relatively low elevation of 205 feet, planes can take off or land at Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station 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.
• Kotoka Airport was renamed from Ghana International Airport, in honour of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, a member of the ruling National Liberation Council.