Nonstop flight route between Victoria, Texas, United States and Pama, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas, United States and Pama Airport (XPA), Pama, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,296 miles (or 10,133 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Pama 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Pama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCT / KVCT |
Airport Name: | Victoria Regional Airport |
Location: | Victoria, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'8"N by 96°55'6"W |
Area Served: | Victoria, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | County of Victoria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCT |
More Information: | VCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPA / DFEP |
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Location: | Pama, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°15'18"N by 0°41'53"E |
Area Served: | Pama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XPA |
More Information: | XPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria Regional Airport (VCT):
- The local economy suffered greatly from the closure of Foster AFB.
- The closest airport to Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of VCT.
- Because of Victoria Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria 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.
- Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) has 4 runways.
- During the 1960s, the Victoria County Airport had regularly-scheduled passenger service via DC-3 aircraft of Trans-Texas Airways.
- The furthest airport from Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Pama Airport (XPA):
- The closest airport to Pama Airport (XPA) is Arly Airport (ARL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ENE of XPA.
- Because of Pama Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Pama 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pama Airport", another name for XPA is "Pama Airport (Pama)".
- The furthest airport from Pama Airport (XPA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Pama Airport (meaning Pama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Pama Airport (XPA) currently has only 1 runway.