Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States and Tamale Airport (TML), Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,344 miles (or 11,819 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 John Wayne Airport and Tamale 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 John Wayne Airport and Tamale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):

• John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
• Terminals A and B were built in 1990 to replace the former Eddie Martin Terminal which was closed upon the new terminals' opening.
• The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
• Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
• Martin and James Irvine made a deal for a five-year lease on 80 acres for $35 a month and founded a flying school on land owned by the Irvine Company.
• John Wayne Airport covers 500.82 acres.
• During the 1950s, the only airline flights were Bonanza's few flights between Los Angeles and Phoenix, via San Diego.

Facts about Tamale Airport (TML):

• Tamale Airport is an airport serving Tamale, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana.
• Tamale Airport (TML) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tamale Airport (TML) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tamale Airport (meaning Tamale Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• The two contractors were Focal Roads Limited and CONSUL Limited, with BANS Consult as the consultants.
• The closest airport to Tamale Airport (TML) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of TML.
• Because of Tamale Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamale 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.