Nonstop flight route between Nouna, Burkina Faso and Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nouna Airport (XNU), Nouna, Burkina Faso and Dundee Airport (DND), Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,020 miles (or 4,861 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 Nouna Airport and Dundee 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 Nouna Airport and Dundee Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNU / DFON |
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| Location: | Nouna, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°44'36"N by 3°51'46"W |
| Area Served: | Nouna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XNU |
| More Information: | XNU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DND / EGPN |
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| Location: | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°27'9"N by 3°1'32"W |
| Area Served: | Dundee |
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DND |
| More Information: | DND Maps & Info |
Facts about Nouna Airport (XNU):
- Because of Nouna Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouna 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 Nouna Airport (XNU) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of XNU.
- The furthest airport from Nouna Airport (XNU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Nouna Airport (meaning Nouna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- Nouna Airport (XNU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nouna Airport", another name for XNU is "Nouna Airport (Nouna)".
Facts about Dundee Airport (DND):
- The airport is also a short taxi ride from the Dundee railway station.
- Ramsay World Travel from Dundee also operate a weekly charter to Jersey in the Summer months in association with Lewis's Holidays, and in 1996 they ran a series of weekly flights to Majorca using BAe 146 aircraft which had to land in Bournemouth/Southend to re-fuel.
- The closest airport to Dundee Airport (DND) is RAF Leuchars (ADX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SE of DND.
- The furthest airport from Dundee Airport (DND) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,677 miles (18,791 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Dundee Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Dundee 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.
- On 29 May 2007, services to Birmingham Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport operated by FlyWhoosh, using ATR 42 aircraft started.
- In addition to being known as "Dundee Airport", another name for DND is "Port-adhair Dhùn Dèagh".
- Dundee Airport (DND) currently has only 1 runway.
- Dundee Airport handled 67,269 passengers last year.
- On 8 August 2008, HIAL and airport bosses announced that they were considering a direct air link to Amsterdam.
- In December 2013, CityJet announced it would be dropping the last remaining scheduled route from Dundee to London City Airport in March 2014, putting the airport's future in doubt.
- Any additional scheduled flights at the airport would be limited by runway length to regional aircraft.
