Nonstop flight route between Savé, Benin and Dothan, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Savé Airport (SVF), Savé, Benin and Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Dothan, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,809 miles (or 9,348 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 Savé Airport and Dothan Regional 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 Savé Airport and Dothan Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Savé Airport (SVF):

• Because of Savé Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Savé 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.
• Savé Airport (SVF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Savé Airport (SVF) is Parakou Airport (PKO), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of SVF.
• In addition to being known as "Savé Airport", another name for SVF is "Savé Airport (Savé)".
• The furthest airport from Savé Airport (SVF) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Savé Airport (meaning Savé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,651 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Facts about Dothan Regional Airport (DHN):

• Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,230 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Napier Field was assiged to the Southeast Training Center of the Army Air Forces Training Command.
• The closest airport to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of DHN.
• In addition to being known as "Dothan Regional Airport", another name for DHN is "(former Napier Army Airfield)".
• Because of Dothan Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Dothan Regional 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 29th Flying Training Wing was activated at Napier on December 26, 1942.
• On August 31, 1991 a Boeing 707 operated by Lloyd Aereo Boliviana was damaged beyond repair in a hangar fire.
• Dothan Regional Airport covers 1,150 acres at an elevation of 401 feet above mean sea level.
• The field was deactivated on October 31, 1945, and the airfield and its improvements were made available to the City of Dothan and Houston County under an Agreement in 1946 which was jointly accepted at that time.