Nonstop flight route between Kantchari, Burkina Faso and Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(12°27'52"N by 1°29'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W)
Distance from XKA to FEN:
2,587.46 miles (4,164.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kantchari Airport (XKA), Kantchari, Burkina Faso and Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,587 miles (or 4,164 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKA / DFEL |
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| Location: | Kantchari, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°27'52"N by 1°29'36"E |
| Area Served: | Kantchari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 879 feet (268 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XKA |
| More Information: | XKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEN / SBFN |
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| Location: | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W |
| Area Served: | Fernando de Noronha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEN |
| More Information: | FEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kantchari Airport (XKA):
- Because of Kantchari Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Kantchari 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 closest airport to Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of XKA.
- The furthest airport from Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kantchari Airport (meaning Kantchari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Kantchari Airport", another name for XKA is "Kantchari Airport (Kantchari)".
- Kantchari Airport (XKA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN):
- The closest airport to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT), which is located 240 miles (387 kilometers) SW of FEN.
- Because of Governador Carlos Wilson Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Governador Carlos Wilson 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 airport is located 4 km from Vila dos Remédios, the administrative center of the island.
- The furthest airport from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Chuuk International Airport (TKK), which is nearly antipodal to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (meaning Governador Carlos Wilson Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chuuk International Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Weno, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In 1975 another extension of the runway was made, allowing the operations of aircraft up to the class of a Boeing 737.
- In addition to being known as "Governador Carlos Wilson Airport", another name for FEN is "Aeroporto Governador Carlos Wilson".
- The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Navy on 5 September 1944.
- Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.16 miles (54.97 km) SE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 60.00 miles (96.56 km) S | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 81.68 miles (131.45 km) WSW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 83.75 miles (134.78 km) NNE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 5 | 95.62 miles (153.89 km) NW | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 99.37 miles (159.92 km) SSW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 117.19 miles (188.60 km) WNW | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 133.74 miles (215.24 km) SE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 9 | 134.04 miles (215.71 km) WSW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 139.72 miles (224.86 km) W | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 144.53 miles (232.59 km) S | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 12 | 150.36 miles (241.98 km) NW | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 168.56 miles (271.27 km) WSW | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 179.28 miles (288.52 km) NW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 179.84 miles (289.42 km) WNW | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,305.81 miles (19,804.24 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,271.85 miles (19,749.58 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,148.33 miles (19,550.79 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 4 | 12,125.01 miles (19,513.26 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,123.05 miles (19,510.10 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 6 | 12,072.30 miles (19,428.43 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,067.86 miles (19,421.30 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,039.73 miles (19,376.01 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,034.55 miles (19,367.68 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 12,031.01 miles (19,361.99 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,007.19 miles (19,323.65 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 12 | 12,004.60 miles (19,319.48 km) SSE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 13 | 12,002.86 miles (19,316.68 km) SSE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,989.56 miles (19,295.27 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,982.32 miles (19,283.62 km) SE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 240.50 miles (387.05 km) SW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 2 | 285.91 miles (460.12 km) SW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 3 | 335.37 miles (539.72 km) SW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 4 | 341.29 miles (549.25 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 5 | 352.20 miles (566.81 km) WSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 420.84 miles (677.27 km) W | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 453.92 miles (730.51 km) SSW | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 8 | 586.41 miles (943.73 km) SSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 9 | 644.97 miles (1,037.98 km) W | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 10 | 677.60 miles (1,090.49 km) SW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 719.82 miles (1,158.44 km) W | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 720.94 miles (1,160.24 km) W | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 743.84 miles (1,197.09 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 819.23 miles (1,318.41 km) W | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 15 | 848.88 miles (1,366.14 km) SW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,051.65 miles (19,395.20 km) NW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 12,027.87 miles (19,356.93 km) N | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 12,022.35 miles (19,348.05 km) NNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,939.25 miles (19,214.32 km) NNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 11,846.05 miles (19,064.32 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 11,833.76 miles (19,044.55 km) NE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,817.81 miles (19,018.87 km) NNW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,798.55 miles (18,987.89 km) S | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) S | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,785.00 miles (18,966.08 km) SSE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) SSW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,777.37 miles (18,953.79 km) NE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,777.09 miles (18,953.34 km) SSE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,764.02 miles (18,932.32 km) SSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,754.10 miles (18,916.34 km) NE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |