Nonstop flight route between Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Dakar, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,361 miles (or 10,237 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 Trivandrum International 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 Trivandrum International Airport and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRV / VOTV |
| Airport Name: | Trivandrum International Airport |
| Location: | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°28'55"N by 76°55'12"E |
| Area Served: | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha; Tamil Nadu: Nagercoil, Marthandam, Kanyakumari |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRV |
| More Information: | TRV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DKR / GOOY |
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| Location: | Dakar, Senegal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W |
| Area Served: | Dakar |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DKR |
| More Information: | DKR Maps & Info |
Facts about Trivandrum International Airport (TRV):
- In 1935, on royal patronage of H.H Maharaja Chitra Thirunal, Tata Airlines made its maiden flight to the airport using DH.83 Fox Moth aircraft under command of India's first pilot Nevill Vintcent, carried two passengers Jamshed Navoroji, a Tata company official, and Kanchi Dwarakadas, commercial agent of Travancore to Bombay Presidency along with a special mail from Viceroy of British India, Lord Willingdon wishing birthday greetings to the Maharaja.
- The furthest airport from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) is Cochin International Airport (COK), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of TRV.
- On 1 March 2011, The first flight operated from the new international terminal.
- Because of Trivandrum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Trivandrum 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.
- Trivandrum International Airport is located in Thiruvananthapuram and is the first airport in the state of Kerala, India.
- There is a pre paid taxi service counter and foreign exchange counter on arrivals area.
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- 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.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
- The head office of Sénégal Airlines is located on the airport property.
- 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.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- 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 handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
