Nonstop flight route between Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Izumo, Shimane, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(10°22'58"N by 3°9'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°24'48"N by 132°53'23"E)
Distance from XGA to IZO:
8,167.71 miles (13,144.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Izumo Airport (IZO), Izumo, Shimane, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,168 miles (or 13,145 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 Gaoua Airport and Izumo 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 Gaoua Airport and Izumo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGA / DFOG |
| Airport Name: | Gaoua Airport |
| Location: | Gaoua, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'58"N by 3°9'51"W |
| Area Served: | Gaoua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XGA |
| More Information: | XGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IZO / RJOC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Izumo, Shimane, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'48"N by 132°53'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shimane Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IZO |
| More Information: | IZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaoua Airport (XGA):
- Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.
- The furthest airport from Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaoua Airport (meaning Gaoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Izumo Airport (IZO):
- The furthest airport from Izumo Airport (IZO) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Izumo Airport (meaning Izumo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,419 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Izumo Airport", other names for IZO include "出雲空港" and "Izumo Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Izumo Airport (IZO) is Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of IZO.
- Because of Izumo Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Izumo 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.
- Izumo Airport (IZO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.48 miles (63.53 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 78.41 miles (126.18 km) S | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) NE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 95.66 miles (153.95 km) NW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 108.27 miles (174.24 km) WNW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 145.23 miles (233.73 km) N | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 147.47 miles (237.33 km) ENE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 148.70 miles (239.31 km) WSW | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 165.75 miles (266.74 km) S | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 166.68 miles (268.24 km) ESE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 11 | 169.81 miles (273.29 km) NNW | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 176.21 miles (283.59 km) NE | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) WSW | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 181.19 miles (291.60 km) ENE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 184.15 miles (296.36 km) WNW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.97 miles (19,683.79 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,998.59 miles (19,309.81 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 11,993.70 miles (19,301.94 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 11,984.06 miles (19,286.42 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,932.80 miles (19,203.93 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,925.80 miles (19,192.67 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,925.46 miles (19,192.12 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 8 | 11,925.43 miles (19,192.07 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,914.35 miles (19,174.24 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,900.16 miles (19,151.41 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,895.10 miles (19,143.26 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,867.48 miles (19,098.80 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,834.23 miles (19,045.29 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,830.96 miles (19,040.03 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,815.87 miles (19,015.75 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.41 miles (32.85 km) ENE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 2 | 67.56 miles (108.73 km) S | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 70.97 miles (114.22 km) SE | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 4 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) SW | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 104.61 miles (168.36 km) SE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) S | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 7 | 136.45 miles (219.60 km) SSE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 8 | 137.44 miles (221.19 km) SW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 142.65 miles (229.57 km) ESE | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 148.90 miles (239.64 km) SSW | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 11 | 148.97 miles (239.74 km) ESE | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 12 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) ESE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 13 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) ESE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 14 | 155.17 miles (249.72 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 185.67 miles (298.80 km) SE | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,066.38 miles (19,418.91 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,042.42 miles (19,380.36 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,996.35 miles (19,306.20 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,994.22 miles (19,302.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,984.13 miles (19,286.54 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,977.14 miles (19,275.29 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,955.26 miles (19,240.08 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,946.85 miles (19,226.54 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,937.28 miles (19,211.14 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,931.29 miles (19,201.49 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,895.11 miles (19,143.27 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,887.38 miles (19,130.84 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,883.18 miles (19,124.07 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,877.56 miles (19,115.03 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,870.76 miles (19,104.09 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |