Nonstop flight route between Leesburg, Virginia, United States and Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), Leesburg, Virginia, United States and Tamale Airport (TML), Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,091 miles (or 8,194 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 Leesburg Executive Airport and Tamale 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 Leesburg Executive Airport and Tamale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JYO / KJYO |
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Location: | Leesburg, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°4'41"N by 77°33'27"W |
Area Served: | Leesburg, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Leesburg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 389 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JYO |
More Information: | JYO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TML / DGLE |
Airport Name: | Tamale Airport |
Location: | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'24"N by 0°51'47"W |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 553 feet (169 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TML |
More Information: | TML Maps & Info |
Facts about Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO):
- Leesburg Executive is located on the outer boundary of the 30 nautical mile Special Flight Rules Area, formerly known as the Air Defense Identification Zone instituted around Washington, D.C.
- Because of Leesburg Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 389 feet, planes can take off or land at Leesburg Executive 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.
- In addition to being known as "Leesburg Executive Airport", another name for JYO is "Godfrey Field".
- In 1986, the Federal Aviation Administration consolidated its 308 Flight Service Stations into 61 'automated' stations.
- The furthest airport from Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,650 miles (18,749 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- It is a busy general aviation airport in the Washington, D.C.
- The closest airport to Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of JYO.
- Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tamale Airport (TML):
- The two contractors were Focal Roads Limited and CONSUL Limited, with BANS Consult as the consultants.
- The furthest airport from Tamale Airport (TML) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tamale Airport (meaning Tamale Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Tamale Airport (TML) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of TML.
- Because of Tamale Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamale 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.
- Tamale Airport (TML) currently has only 1 runway.