Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Dédougou, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(12°27'38"N by 3°29'18"W)
Distance from SPN to DGU:
9,597.09 miles (15,444.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Dédougou Airport (DGU), Dédougou, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,597 miles (or 15,445 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 Saipan International Airport and Dédougou 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 Saipan International Airport and Dédougou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGU / DFOD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dédougou, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°27'38"N by 3°29'18"W |
| Area Served: | Dédougou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGU |
| More Information: | DGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan 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 IJNAS assigned two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M5a-52 Zeros to the airfield in mid-June 1944.
- In 2005, Japan Airlines suspended its services from Japan to SPN.
- On 12 October 1944 the first B-29 Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dédougou Airport (DGU):
- In addition to being known as "Dédougou Airport", another name for DGU is "Dédougou Airport (Dédougou)".
- The furthest airport from Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Dédougou Airport (meaning Dédougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,132 miles (19,524 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- Dédougou Airport (DGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Nouna Airport (XNU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of DGU.
- Because of Dédougou Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Dédougou 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.38 km) NW | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 49.77 miles (80.09 km) NE | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 104.61 miles (168.35 km) NE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 105.75 miles (170.19 km) S | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 106.41 miles (171.25 km) SSW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 132.55 miles (213.32 km) SE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) E | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 133.61 miles (215.02 km) W | Koutiala Airport (KTX) | Koutiala, Mali | |
| 9 | 145.23 miles (233.73 km) S | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 147.23 miles (236.94 km) NNW | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 11 | 148.37 miles (238.77 km) SW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 166.47 miles (267.91 km) ENE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 168.60 miles (271.33 km) WSW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 14 | 170.08 miles (273.72 km) NE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 181.34 miles (291.84 km) ESE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,131.89 miles (19,524.34 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,109.37 miles (19,488.09 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,101.55 miles (19,475.50 km) SW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,074.55 miles (19,432.05 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,065.75 miles (19,417.89 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,050.57 miles (19,393.46 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 12,047.37 miles (19,388.31 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,044.31 miles (19,383.38 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,027.66 miles (19,356.60 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,978.93 miles (19,278.17 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,968.04 miles (19,260.65 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,956.83 miles (19,242.60 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,942.72 miles (19,219.89 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,867.99 miles (19,099.63 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,844.52 miles (19,061.86 km) ESE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |