Nonstop flight route between Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Djougou, Benin:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Djougou Airport (DJA), Djougou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,171 miles (or 9,931 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Djougou 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Djougou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUX / KSUX |
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Location: | Sioux City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°24'9"N by 96°23'3"W |
Area Served: | Sioux City, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | Sioux Gateway Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1098 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUX |
More Information: | SUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJA / DBBD |
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Location: | Djougou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°41'31"N by 1°38'14"E |
Area Served: | Djougou |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJA |
More Information: | DJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):
- The airport is home to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Iowa Air National Guard, flying the KC-135 Stratotanker, as well as Sioux City Air National Guard Base.
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
- Sioux Gateway Airport covers 2,460 acres at an elevation of 1,098 feet above mean sea level.
- Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
- American Airlines announced on December 9, 2011 that their subsidiary, American Eagle Airlines, would begin serving Sioux City from Chicago O'Hare in the spring of 2012.
- The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The construction of Sioux City Army Air Base began in March 1942, about three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Facts about Djougou Airport (DJA):
- Djougou Airport (DJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Djougou Airport", another name for DJA is "Djougou Airport (Djougou)".
- The closest airport to Djougou Airport (DJA) is Niamtougou International Airport (LRL), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DJA.
- The furthest airport from Djougou Airport (DJA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Djougou Airport (meaning Djougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,717 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.