Nonstop flight route between Searcy, Arkansas, United States and Dakar, Senegal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC), Searcy, Arkansas, United States and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,755 miles (or 7,653 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 Searcy Municipal Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor 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 Searcy Municipal Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC):

• Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Searcy Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Searcy Municipal 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 closest airport to Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC) is Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of SRC.
• Searcy Municipal Airport covers an area of 330 acres at an elevation of 265 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):

• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
• The furthest airport from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (meaning Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
• The airport was a Space Shuttle landing site until 1987, when it was determined that a dip in the runway could damage the shuttle upon landing.
• The airport has often been used as a stopover on flights between North America and Southern Africa.
• It used to be one of the five main hubs of the now defunct multi-national airline, Air Afrique.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
• During World War II, Dakar Airport was a key link in the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa after 1942.
• Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
• Because of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Léopold Sédar Senghor 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 closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.