Nonstop flight route between Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,312 miles (or 8,548 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Bobo Dioulasso 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Bobo Dioulasso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):

• The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
• The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Air Field was designed by the African American architect Hilyard Robinson and built in 1941.
• Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sharpe Field was reopened as a civilian airport at some point between 1945–62, as that is how it was listed in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory.
• In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
• The first class of African-American aviation cadets entered the second phase of military flight training at Tuskegee AAF on 8 November 1941, under military instructors.
• Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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.
• On 13 October 1942 the 332d Fighter Group was activated at Tuskegee, and the pre-existing 100th Fighter Squadron was assigned to it.

Facts about Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY):

• The furthest airport from Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (meaning Bobo Dioulasso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• The closest airport to Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) is Banfora Airport (BNR), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of BOY.
• Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) currently has only 1 runway.