Nonstop flight route between Dakar, Senegal and İzmir, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR), Dakar, Senegal and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), İzmir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,161 miles (or 5,088 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and İzmir Adnan Menderes 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DKR / GOOY |
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Location: | Dakar, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'21"N by 17°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Dakar |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DKR |
More Information: | DKR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADB / LTBJ |
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Location: | İzmir, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°17'21"N by 27°9'18"E |
Area Served: | İzmir |
Operator/Owner: | General Directorate of State Airports of Turkey (DHMI) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 412 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADB |
More Information: | ADB Maps & Info |
Facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR):
- The airport was a Space Shuttle landing site until 1987, when it was determined that a dip in the runway could damage the shuttle upon landing.
- Because of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Léopold Sédar Senghor International 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 also home to the French Air Force's Dakar-Ouakam Air Base.
- In 2007, Patrick Smith, author of the Ask the Pilot column for Salon.com, called it the "World's Worst Airport", commenting that he found there "only squalor, an unnerving sense of confinement and to some extent danger".
- The furthest airport from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (meaning Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport", another name for DKR is "Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor".
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) is Kaolack Airport (KLC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of DKR.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport handled 1,500,000 passengers last year.
- It used to be one of the five main hubs of the now defunct multi-national airline, Air Afrique.
Facts about İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB):
- The furthest airport from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,338 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- İzmir's main airport is located 18 km southwest of the city on the way to Selçuk, Ephesus and Pamukkale.
- ADB served 6,201,794 passengers in the year 2009.
- İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Çiğli Air Base (IGL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of ADB.
- In addition to being known as "İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport", another name for ADB is "Adnan Menderes Havalimanı".
- Because of İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at İzmir Adnan Menderes 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.