Nonstop flight route between Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Winnemucca, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso and Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), Winnemucca, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,983 miles (or 11,238 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 Winnemucca Municipal 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 Winnemucca Municipal 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: | WMC / KWMC | 
| Airport Name: | Winnemucca Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°53'48"N by 117°48'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Winnemucca, Nevada | 
| Operator/Owner: | City/County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4308 feet (1,313 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WMC | 
| More Information: | WMC 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.
- The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.
- Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC):
- Because of Winnemucca Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,308 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The furthest airport from Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of WMC.




