Nonstop flight route between Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,658 miles (or 9,105 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 Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International 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 Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International 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: | JAN / KJAN | 
| Airport Name: | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | 
| Location: | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°18'39"N by 90°4'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Jackson, Mississippi | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 346 feet (105 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAN | 
| More Information: | JAN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gaoua Airport (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.
- 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.
Facts about Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN):
- Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) has 2 runways.
- In March 2011, the Jackson–Evers International Airport was ranked the 8th-best airport in a worldwide consumer survey conducted by Airports Council International.
- In the 1980s, air service to Jackson remained steady.
- The closest airport to Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is Hawkins Field (HKS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of JAN.
- The airport covers 3,381 acres at an elevation of 346 feet.
- What is now Jackson–Evers International Airport opened in 1963, a new airport to replace Hawkins Field, Jackson's airport since 1928.
- In the 1960s, Southern Airways Martin 404s connected Jackson with Natchez, Vicksburg, Greenwood, Columbus, Laurel, and New Orleans, but in the 1970s Southern replaced these with McDonnell Douglas DC-9s.
- The furthest airport from Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,979 miles (17,669 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport's relatively low elevation of 346 feet, planes can take off or land at Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International 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.




