Nonstop flight route between Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Bol, Chad:
Departure Airport:
(37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°26'36"N by 14°44'21"E)
Distance from WAL to OTC:
5,661.59 miles (9,111.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), Bol, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,662 miles (or 9,111 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport and Bol-Berim 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport and Bol-Berim Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
| Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
| Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
| More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OTC / FTTL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bol, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°26'36"N by 14°44'21"E |
| Area Served: | Bol |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 958 feet (292 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OTC |
| More Information: | OTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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 furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On September 6, 2013, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer was launched from Wallops, atop a Minotaur V rocket.
- The first payload launched into orbit from Wallops Island was Explorer IX, atop a Scout rocket, on February 15, 1961.
- The Wallops mobile range instrumentation includes telemetry, radar, command and power systems.
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
Facts about Bol-Berim Airport (OTC):
- Because of Bol-Berim Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Bol-Berim 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 furthest airport from Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Bol-Berim Airport (meaning Bol-Berim Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,152 miles (19,557 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- The closest airport to Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) is Mao Airport (AMO), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NE of OTC.
- In addition to being known as "Bol-Berim Airport", another name for OTC is "Bol-Berim Airport (Bol)".
- Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) SW | Accomack County Airport (MFV) | Melfa, Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.72 miles (44.62 km) N | Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | |
| 3 | 31.64 miles (50.93 km) NE | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | |
| 4 | 51.48 miles (82.86 km) NW | Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | |
| 5 | 51.98 miles (83.66 km) N | Sussex County Airport (GED) | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | |
| 6 | 56.67 miles (91.21 km) WNW | Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | |
| 7 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) WNW | St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW) | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | |
| 8 | 68.03 miles (109.49 km) NNW | Easton Airport (ESN) | Easton, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 76.88 miles (123.73 km) SW | Langley Field (LFI) | Hampton, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 79.26 miles (127.56 km) SW | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) | Newport News, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 79.75 miles (128.34 km) NNE | Cape May Airport (WWD) | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 82.09 miles (132.11 km) N | Dover Air Force Base (DOV) | Dover, Delaware, United States | |
| 13 | 82.72 miles (133.13 km) SSW | Norfolk International Airport (ORF) | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States | |
| 14 | 82.98 miles (133.55 km) SW | Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 83.39 miles (134.20 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,784.50 miles (18,965.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,761.35 miles (18,928.01 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,741.51 miles (18,896.08 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,736.98 miles (18,888.79 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,691.74 miles (18,815.99 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,679.22 miles (18,795.83 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,671.19 miles (18,782.92 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,668.81 miles (18,779.08 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,646.34 miles (18,742.92 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,637.42 miles (18,728.57 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,575.49 miles (18,628.90 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,542.62 miles (18,576.00 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,532.23 miles (18,559.27 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,526.56 miles (18,550.15 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,451.06 miles (18,428.65 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.06 miles (99.88 km) NE | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 2 | 92.66 miles (149.12 km) SSE | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 3 | 156.66 miles (252.12 km) SW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) ESE | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 5 | 209.29 miles (336.82 km) S | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 215.94 miles (347.51 km) S | Yagoua Airport (GXX) | Yagoua, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 222.26 miles (357.69 km) SSE | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| 8 | 232.36 miles (373.95 km) S | Kaélé Airport (KLE) | Kaélé, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) E | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 10 | 243.98 miles (392.64 km) SSE | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 11 | 272.65 miles (438.79 km) SE | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 12 | 279.40 miles (449.64 km) ESE | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 13 | 298.58 miles (480.51 km) SSW | Garoua International Airport (GOU) | Garoua, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 299.15 miles (481.43 km) SSE | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 15 | 328.79 miles (529.14 km) SSW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,152.46 miles (19,557.44 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 2 | 12,146.53 miles (19,547.90 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,136.57 miles (19,531.87 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,079.38 miles (19,439.83 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 12,067.36 miles (19,420.48 km) E | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,000.77 miles (19,313.31 km) E | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,982.96 miles (19,284.65 km) E | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,966.42 miles (19,258.04 km) E | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,941.80 miles (19,218.41 km) E | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,939.51 miles (19,214.72 km) SE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 11,791.34 miles (18,976.27 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,769.40 miles (18,940.97 km) SW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,738.50 miles (18,891.25 km) SW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,727.84 miles (18,874.08 km) ESE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,701.37 miles (18,831.48 km) E | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |