Nonstop flight route between Diebougou, Burkina Faso and Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diébougou Airport (XDE), Diebougou, Burkina Faso and Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,639 miles (or 12,293 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 Nelson Lagoon 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 Nelson Lagoon 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: | NLG / PAOU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°0'27"N by 161°9'37"W | 
| Area Served: | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NLG | 
| More Information: | NLG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Diébougou Airport (XDE):
- In addition to being known as "Diébougou Airport", another name for XDE is "Diébougou Airport (Diébougou)".
- The closest airport to Diébougou Airport (XDE) is Gaoua Airport (XGA), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) S of 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.
- 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.
- Diébougou Airport (XDE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 290 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 4% from the 302 enplanements in 2007.
- The furthest airport from Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of NLG.
- Because of Nelson Lagoon Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson Lagoon 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.
- Nelson Lagoon Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Nelson Lagoon Airport", another name for NLG is "OUL".




