Nonstop flight route between Boulsa, Burkina Faso and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulsa Airport (XBO), Boulsa, Burkina Faso and Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,089 miles (or 9,800 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 Boulsa Airport and Tinker Air Force Base, 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 Boulsa Airport and Tinker Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XBO / DFEA |
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Location: | Boulsa, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°39'28"N by 0°34'7"W |
Area Served: | Boulsa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XBO |
More Information: | XBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Boulsa Airport (XBO):
- The closest airport to Boulsa Airport (XBO) is Bogandé Airport (XBG), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NE of XBO.
- In addition to being known as "Boulsa Airport", another name for XBO is "Boulsa Airport (Boulsa)".
- Because of Boulsa Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Boulsa 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 Boulsa Airport (XBO) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Boulsa Airport (meaning Boulsa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,688 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Boulsa Airport (XBO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- DLA Aviation has two offices at Tinker Air Force Base, DLA Aviation Customer Operations commanded by COL Rex Adee, USAF, and DLA Strategic Acquisitions at Tinker AFB, under Frances Evans, Acting Director, DLR Procurement Operations.
- Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
- Tinker AFB is home to major Department of Defense, Air Force and Navy units with national defense missions.
- The 507th consists of three subordinate groups, 15 squadrons and five flights, employing approximately 1,155 men and women.