Nonstop flight route between Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada and Gaoua, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitecourt Airport (YZU), Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada and Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,518 miles (or 10,489 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 Whitecourt Airport and Gaoua 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 Whitecourt Airport and Gaoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZU / CYZU |
Airport Name: | Whitecourt Airport |
Location: | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W |
Area Served: | Whitecourt |
Operator/Owner: | Woodlands County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2567 feet (782 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZU |
More Information: | YZU Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Whitecourt Airport (YZU):
- Whitecourt Airport (YZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is open 24 hours a day with the Nav Canada Flight Services office open from 6 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week.
- The closest airport to Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Edson Airport (YET), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SW of YZU.
- The furthest airport from Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
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.
- Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.