Nonstop flight route between Pô, Burkina Faso and Tucson, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pô Airport (PUP), Pô, Burkina Faso and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,924 miles (or 11,142 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 Pô Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 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 Pô Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUP / DFCP |
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| Location: | Pô, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°10'44"N by 1°8'54"W |
| Area Served: | Pô |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1056 feet (322 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUP |
| More Information: | PUP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMA / KDMA |
| Airport Name: | Davis–Monthan Air Force Base |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°9'59"N by 110°52'59"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMA |
| More Information: | DMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Pô Airport (PUP):
- The furthest airport from Pô Airport (PUP) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Pô Airport (meaning Pô Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Pô Airport (PUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pô Airport", another name for PUP is "Pô Airport (Pô)".
- The closest airport to Pô Airport (PUP) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of PUP.
Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):
- With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill.
- The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
- One site under the 390 SMW, known both as Titan II Site 571-7 and as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8, was initially decommissioned in 1982.
- The base provides additional active duty support to the 162d Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard, located at nearby Tucson International Airport, which flies the F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon.
- Training at the airfield came to a halt on 14 August 1945, when the Japanese surrendered.
- In 1953, the jet age came to Davis-Monthan when SAC units on the base converted to the new Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
- The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On 15 June 1964, Davis-Monthan's 303d Bombardment Wing was inactivated as part of the retirement of the B-47 Stratojet from active service.
