Nonstop flight route between Hailey, Idaho, United States and Tougan, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), Hailey, Idaho, United States and Tougan Airport (TUQ), Tougan, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,616 miles (or 10,647 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 Friedman Memorial Airport and Tougan 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 Friedman Memorial Airport and Tougan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUN / KSUN |
Airport Name: | Friedman Memorial Airport |
Location: | Hailey, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°30'14"N by 114°17'44"W |
Area Served: | Hailey, Ketchum, Sun Valley |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hailey |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5318 feet (1,621 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUN |
More Information: | SUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUQ / DFOT |
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Location: | Tougan, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°3'32"N by 3°4'38"W |
Area Served: | Tougan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUQ |
More Information: | TUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN):
- The closest airport to Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) is Challis Airport (CHL), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) N of SUN.
- Because of Friedman Memorial Airport's high elevation of 5,318 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,794 miles (17,372 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Friedman Memorial Airport covers an area of 171 acres at an elevation of 5,318 feet above sea level.
- Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger jet service provided in the past on a seasonal basis during the winter ski season by Horizon Air and America West Airlines.
Facts about Tougan Airport (TUQ):
- The furthest airport from Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Tougan Airport (meaning Tougan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,598 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- In addition to being known as "Tougan Airport", another name for TUQ is "Tougan Airport (Tougan)".
- The closest airport to Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SW of TUQ.
- Tougan Airport (TUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tougan Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Tougan 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.