Nonstop flight route between Concord, North Carolina, United States and Dakar, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Concord Regional Airport (USA), Concord, North Carolina, United States and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,134 miles (or 6,653 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 Concord Regional 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 Concord Regional 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: | USA / KJQF |
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| Location: | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'16"N by 80°42'33"W |
| Area Served: | Concord, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Concord |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 705 feet (215 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from USA |
| More Information: | USA 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 Concord Regional Airport (USA):
- The closest airport to Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of USA.
- Because of the multiple race teams that base aircraft fleets at JQF and its close proximity to Charlotte Motor Speedway, the airport is sometimes referred to as "NASCAR's Airport."
- Concord Regional Airport (USA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Concord Regional Airport", another name for USA is "JQF".
- The furthest airport from Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Concord Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Concord Regional 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.
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- At one time Air Sénégal International had its head office on the grounds of the airport.
- Before the introduction of long-range jets in the mid-1970s, it used to be an important stopover point for the routes between Europe and South America, together with the Canary Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- 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 closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- 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 airport can handle jumbo jets, including the Airbus A340-600 from South African Airways, and the Boeing 777-200 from Air France.
