Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Kaolack, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and Kaolack Airport (KLC), Kaolack, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,390 miles (or 7,064 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 Mehrabad Airport and Kaolack 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 Mehrabad Airport and Kaolack Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tehran, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) | 
| Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THR | 
| More Information: | THR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLC / GOOK | 
| Airport Name: | Kaolack Airport | 
| Location: | Kaolack, Senegal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'48"N by 16°3'3"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KLC | 
| More Information: | KLC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
- In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
- The airport has the head offices of Iran Air and the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.
- Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
- Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- IKA Airport was scheduled to open in 2004 with international flights gradually changing from Mehrabad starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
Facts about Kaolack Airport (KLC):
- The closest airport to Kaolack Airport (KLC) is Banjul International Airport (BJL), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of KLC.
- Kaolack Airport (KLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaolack Airport (KLC) is Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), which is nearly antipodal to Kaolack Airport (meaning Kaolack Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santo-Pekoa International Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Luganville, Vanuatu.
- Because of Kaolack Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaolack 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.




