Nonstop flight route between Diebougou, Burkina Faso and Groton, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diébougou Airport (XDE), Diebougou, Burkina Faso and Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,623 miles (or 7,441 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 Diébougou Airport and Groton-New London 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 Diébougou Airport and Groton-New London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XDE / DFOU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°56'53"N by 3°14'59"W | 
| Area Served: | Diébougou | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XDE | 
| More Information: | XDE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON | 
| Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport | 
| Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GON | 
| More Information: | GON Maps & Info | 
Facts about Diébougou Airport (XDE):
- Because of Diébougou Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Diébougou 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 "Diébougou Airport", another name for XDE is "Diébougou Airport (Diébougou)".
- Diébougou Airport (XDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Diébougou Airport (XDE) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Diébougou Airport (meaning Diébougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,201 miles (19,635 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Diébougou Airport (XDE) is Gaoua Airport (XGA), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) S of XDE.
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.
- The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
- Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London 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 March 1944, station personnel consisted of 87 officers and 678 enlisted men with barracks for 114 officers and 1,091 men.
- Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection, NewAir, Allegheny, Piedmont, and Pilgrim Airlines.




