Nonstop flight route between Beaver, Alaska, United States and Ziguinchor, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver Airport (WBQ), Beaver, Alaska, United States and Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG), Ziguinchor, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,449 miles (or 10,379 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 Beaver Airport and Ziguinchor 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 Beaver Airport and Ziguinchor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBQ / PAWB |
Airport Name: | Beaver Airport |
Location: | Beaver, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°21'43"N by 147°24'24"W |
Area Served: | Beaver, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WBQ |
More Information: | WBQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZIG / GOGG |
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Location: | Ziguinchor, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°33'20"N by 16°16'54"W |
Area Served: | Ziguinchor, Senegal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZIG |
More Information: | ZIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaver Airport (WBQ):
- The closest airport to Beaver Airport (WBQ) is Birch Creek Airport (KBC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of WBQ.
- Beaver Airport (WBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Beaver Airport (WBQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,182 miles (16,386 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Beaver Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaver 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 Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG):
- Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Ziguinchor Airport (meaning Ziguinchor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- The closest airport to Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WSW of ZIG.
- In addition to being known as "Ziguinchor Airport", another name for ZIG is "Aéroport de Ziguinchor".
- Because of Ziguinchor Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Ziguinchor 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.