Nonstop flight route between Richard Toll, Senegal and Van Nuys, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Richard Toll Airport (RDT), Richard Toll, Senegal and Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,286 miles (or 10,116 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 Richard Toll Airport and Van Nuys 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 Richard Toll Airport and Van Nuys Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDT / GOSR |
Airport Name: | Richard Toll Airport |
Location: | Richard Toll, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°26'15"N by 15°39'25"W |
Area Served: | Richard Toll, Senegal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from RDT |
More Information: | RDT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNY / KVNY |
Airport Name: | Van Nuys Airport |
Location: | Van Nuys, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles, California |
Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNY |
More Information: | VNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Richard Toll Airport (RDT):
- Because of Richard Toll Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard Toll 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 furthest airport from Richard Toll Airport (RDT) is Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), which is nearly antipodal to Richard Toll Airport (meaning Richard Toll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santo-Pekoa International Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Luganville, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Richard Toll Airport (RDT) is Podor Airport (POD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of RDT.
Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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 airport is home to the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus service, which runs non-stop buses to Los Angeles International Airport for travelers that park their cars at Van Nuys.
- The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
- Legend has it that Burbank Airport provided the setting for Humphrey Bogart's famous goodbye in the film Casablanca.
- Van Nuys Airport was also a location for filming of Metallica's music video for "The Memory Remains" and pop-punk band Blink-182's music video for "All The Small Things".
- The furthest airport from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.