Nonstop flight route between Providence, Rhode Island, United States and Tougan, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between T. F. Green Airport (PVD), Providence, Rhode Island, United States and Tougan Airport (TUQ), Tougan, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,509 miles (or 7,256 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 T. F. Green Airport and Tougan 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 T. F. Green Airport and Tougan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVD / KPVD |
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Location: | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°43'26"N by 71°25'41"W |
Area Served: | Providence |
Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVD |
More Information: | PVD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUQ / DFOT |
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Location: | Tougan, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°3'32"N by 3°4'38"W |
Area Served: | Tougan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUQ |
More Information: | TUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about T. F. Green Airport (PVD):
- FedEx Express currently operates a daily Boeing 757-200 flight to T.F.
- While some expansion proponents claim extending the main runway would bring in an estimated $138 million over 13 years, doing so could consume 204 houses, at least ten businesses, and large areas of wetlands.
- The closest airport to T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is North Central State Airport (SFZ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of PVD.
- Because of T. F. Green Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at T. F. Green 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.
- In addition to being known as "T. F. Green Airport", another name for PVD is "Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport".
- The furthest airport from T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,792 miles (18,977 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As of March 2011, 83% of departures were on-time at T.F.
- T. F. Green Airport (PVD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Tougan Airport (TUQ):
- In addition to being known as "Tougan Airport", another name for TUQ is "Tougan Airport (Tougan)".
- Tougan Airport (TUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Tougan Airport (meaning Tougan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,598 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SW of TUQ.
- Because of Tougan Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Tougan 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.