Nonstop flight route between Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF), Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,362 miles (or 8,630 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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning), 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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF):

• In August 1931, the Army named the airfield in honor of Capt.
• In 1967, Lawson Army Airfield was used for filming as part of the production of The Green Berets.
• Because of Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)'s relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) 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 late 1918, the U.S.
• Following the war, Troop Carrier Squadrons remained at Lawson in support of the Parachute School with the C-46.
• Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of LSF.