Nonstop flight route between Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Gaoua, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Robins Air Force Base (WRB), Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,497 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 Robins Air Force Base and Gaoua 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 Robins Air Force Base and Gaoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRB / KWRB | 
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| Location: | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°38'24"N by 83°35'30"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRB | 
| More Information: | WRB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGA / DFOG | 
| Airport Name: | Gaoua Airport | 
| Location: | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'58"N by 3°9'51"W | 
| Area Served: | Gaoua | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XGA | 
| More Information: | XGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Robins Air Force Base (WRB):
- The 1935 Wilcox-Wilson bill provided for construction of new army air logistics depots, and in the early 1940s Macon civic leaders, led by Mayor Charles L.
 - The furthest airport from Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In 1955, the Air Force added a new 12,000 x 300-ft all-weather runway to the airfield.
 - The closest airport to Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of WRB.
 - In addition to being known as "Robins Air Force Base", another name for WRB is "Robins AFB".
 - As the Korean War ended, along came a new conflict – the Cold War.
 - The rapidly growing town of Wellston changed its name to Warner Robins on 1 September 1942.
 - In 1996, the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Fighter Wing at Dobbins AFB relinquished their F-15 aircraft and moved to Robins, transitioning to B-1 Lancer bombers and being redesignated as the 116th Bomb Wing.
 
Facts about Gaoua Airport (XGA):
- The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.
 - The furthest airport from Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaoua Airport (meaning Gaoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
 - Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
 
