Nonstop flight route between Bogande, Burkina Faso and Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bogandé Airport (XBG), Bogande, Burkina Faso and Isle of Man Airport (IOM), Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,850 miles (or 4,587 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 Bogandé Airport and Isle of Man 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 Bogandé Airport and Isle of Man Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XBG / DFEB |
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Location: | Bogande, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°58'53"N by 0°9'45"W |
Area Served: | Bogandé |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XBG |
More Information: | XBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IOM / EGNS |
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Location: | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°4'59"N by 4°37'23"W |
Area Served: | Isle of Man |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IOM |
More Information: | IOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Bogandé Airport (XBG):
- Bogandé Airport (XBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bogandé Airport (XBG) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SW of XBG.
- The furthest airport from Bogandé Airport (XBG) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Bogandé Airport (meaning Bogandé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,745 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bogandé Airport", another name for XBG is "Bogandé Airport (Bogandé)".
- Because of Bogandé Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Bogandé 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 Isle of Man Airport (IOM):
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) has 2 runways.
- An expansion of the airport during the War led to the discovery of the archaeological remains of a Neolithic settlement belonging to what is now called the Ronaldsway culture, in honour of this site.
- The Isle of Man Railway also stops at the nearby Ronaldsway request stop, making possible a unique opportunity in the British Isles to travel to an airport behind a steam locomotive.
- Isle of Man Airport handled 739,683 passengers last year.
- Because of Isle of Man Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Isle of Man 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 "Isle of Man Airport", another name for IOM is "Purt Aer Vannin".
- The furthest airport from Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of IOM.
- A project by Ellis Brown Architects began in November 1998 to extend the airport and improve the facilities available to passengers.