Nonstop flight route between Nouna, Burkina Faso and Mogadishu, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(12°44'36"N by 3°51'46"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E)
Distance from XNU to MGQ:
3,442.71 miles (5,540.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nouna Airport (XNU), Nouna, Burkina Faso and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,443 miles (or 5,540 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 Aden Adde International 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 Aden Adde International 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MGQ / HCMM |
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Nouna Airport (XNU):
- In addition to being known as "Nouna Airport", another name for XNU is "Nouna Airport (Nouna)".
- The closest airport to Nouna Airport (XNU) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of 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 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.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Additionally, the IOM has helped firm up on airport security by training 84 civil aviation, immigration, finance and customs department officers on proper border management and immigration protocol.
- With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- On 20 August 2012, the Aden Adde International Airport hosted the swearing in ceremony for many legislators in the nation's new Federal Parliament.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.38 km) SE | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 57.24 miles (92.11 km) ENE | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 111.00 miles (178.64 km) WSW | Koutiala Airport (KTX) | Koutiala, Mali | |
| 4 | 112.21 miles (180.58 km) ENE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 113.89 miles (183.29 km) SSW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 123.10 miles (198.12 km) N | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 7 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) SSE | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 153.51 miles (247.04 km) SSW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 157.82 miles (253.98 km) SW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 10 | 160.82 miles (258.82 km) E | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 164.28 miles (264.38 km) SE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 169.81 miles (273.29 km) SSE | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 178.15 miles (286.70 km) ENE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 187.49 miles (301.73 km) E | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 212.95 miles (342.71 km) ESE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.84 miles (19,543.57 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,102.12 miles (19,476.43 km) SW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,090.23 miles (19,457.28 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,079.75 miles (19,440.42 km) SSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,078.89 miles (19,439.05 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 6 | 12,051.66 miles (19,395.23 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,050.63 miles (19,393.56 km) SW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,036.67 miles (19,371.10 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,032.62 miles (19,364.57 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 11,980.35 miles (19,280.46 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,978.45 miles (19,277.40 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,961.18 miles (19,249.60 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,919.67 miles (19,182.80 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,874.50 miles (19,110.11 km) ESE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,869.61 miles (19,102.24 km) ESE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.26 miles (222.51 km) WNW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 2 | 208.13 miles (334.94 km) W | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 3 | 257.92 miles (415.09 km) SW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) NNW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 6 | 334.19 miles (537.82 km) NNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 361.13 miles (581.17 km) NNE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 8 | 389.91 miles (627.49 km) SW | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 422.83 miles (680.47 km) SW | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 10 | 426.66 miles (686.65 km) WSW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 439.45 miles (707.23 km) WNW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 440.12 miles (708.30 km) WSW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 444.62 miles (715.55 km) WNW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 475.09 miles (764.59 km) NW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 505.54 miles (813.58 km) NW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.41 miles (19,029.49 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.67 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,332.00 miles (18,237.05 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,279.47 miles (18,152.50 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,271.39 miles (18,139.49 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,259.93 miles (18,121.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,248.94 miles (18,103.37 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,213.56 miles (18,046.43 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,212.04 miles (18,043.98 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,147.66 miles (17,940.37 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,132.02 miles (17,915.20 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,114.80 miles (17,887.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |