Nonstop flight route between Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Bamako, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO), Bamako, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,801 miles (or 7,726 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport and Bamako Senou International 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport and Bamako Senou International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFB / KSFB | 
| Airport Name: | Orlando/Sanford International Airport | 
| Location: | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°46'40"N by 81°14'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sanford Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SFB | 
| More Information: | SFB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKO / GABS | 
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| Location: | Bamako, Mali | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°32'16"N by 7°56'35"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Mali (ADM) | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) | 
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKO | 
| More Information: | BKO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB):
- Due to flight training, the airport is consistently in the top 30 busiest airports in the world in terms of total flight operations.
 - Because of Orlando/Sanford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando/Sanford International 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The airport is home to Aerosim Flight Academy, formerly Delta Connection Academy, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, which provides ab initio flight training for prospective regional airline and international pilots.
 - Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) has 4 runways.
 - In 1992 parts of the action film Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes, were filmed at the then-Orlando Sanford Regional Airport, where it represented a small airport in Louisiana.
 - The closest airport to Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SFB.
 
Facts about Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO):
- In addition to being known as "Bamako Senou International Airport", another name for BKO is "Aéroport international de Bamako–Sénou".
 - Total air traffic at BKO increased by 12.4% in 2007 and 14% in 2008.
 - The closest airport to Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) is Siguiri Airport (GII), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) SW of BKO.
 - Senou Airport was opened to traffic in 1974.
 - The furthest airport from Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Bamako Senou International Airport (meaning Bamako Senou International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,134 miles (19,528 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
 
