Nonstop flight route between Kaya, Burkina Faso and Sirte, Libya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaya Airport (XKY), Kaya, Burkina Faso and Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX), Sirte, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,677 miles (or 2,699 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 relatively short distance between Kaya Airport and Ghardabiya Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKY / DFCA | 
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| Location: | Kaya, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Kaya | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKY | 
| More Information: | XKY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRX / HLGD | 
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| Location: | Sirte, Libya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°3'38"N by 16°36'42"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Libyan National Army | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SRX | 
| More Information: | SRX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kaya Airport (XKY):
- In addition to being known as "Kaya Airport", another name for XKY is "Kaya Airport (Kaya)".
 - Kaya Airport (XKY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kaya Airport (XKY) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of XKY.
 - The furthest airport from Kaya Airport (XKY) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kaya Airport (meaning Kaya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
 - Because of Kaya Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaya 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.
 
Facts about Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX):
- The furthest airport from Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
 - Because of Ghardabiya Air Base's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghardabiya Air Base 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.
 - It was targeted by United States Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers equipped with precision-guided munitions during the 2011 Libyan civil war on 20 and 21 March 2011.
 - The closest airport to Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Misrata International Airport (MRA), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NW of SRX.
 - Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Ghardabiya Air Base", other names for SRX include "Gardabya Airport" and "SRX [1]".
 
