Nonstop flight route between Aribinda, Burkina Faso and Watsonville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aribinda Airport (XAR), Aribinda, Burkina Faso and Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI), Watsonville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,220 miles (or 11,619 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 Aribinda Airport and Watsonville Municipal 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 Aribinda Airport and Watsonville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAR / DFOY |
Airport Name: | Aribinda Airport |
Location: | Aribinda, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°12'55"N by 0°53'44"W |
Area Served: | Aribinda, Soum Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso |
View all routes: | Routes from XAR |
More Information: | XAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WVI / KWVI |
Airport Name: | Watsonville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Watsonville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'8"N by 121°47'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Watsonville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WVI |
More Information: | WVI Maps & Info |
Facts about Aribinda Airport (XAR):
- The closest airport to Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of XAR.
- The furthest airport from Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Aribinda Airport (meaning Aribinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
Facts about Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI):
- Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,380 miles (18,315 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Watsonville airport's longest runway is 02-20 and its dimensions are 4501' x 150'.
- Instrument pilots have been advised that Watsonville is occasionally surrounded by non-IFR traffic that climbs/descends to low stratus layer.
- Because of Watsonville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at Watsonville Municipal 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 closest airport to Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of WVI.