Nonstop flight route between Nouna, Burkina Faso and Mount Gambier, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nouna Airport (XNU), Nouna, Burkina Faso and Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,661 miles (or 15,548 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 Nouna Airport and Mount Gambier 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 Nouna Airport and Mount Gambier Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNU / DFON |
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Location: | Nouna, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°44'36"N by 3°51'46"W |
Area Served: | Nouna |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XNU |
More Information: | XNU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGB / YMTG |
Airport Name: | Mount Gambier Airport |
Location: | Mount Gambier, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'44"S by 140°47'7"E |
Area Served: | Limestone Coast including Mount Gambier |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGB |
More Information: | MGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Nouna Airport (XNU):
- Because of Nouna Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouna 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.
- Nouna Airport (XNU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nouna Airport (XNU) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of XNU.
- In addition to being known as "Nouna Airport", another name for XNU is "Nouna Airport (Nouna)".
- The furthest airport from Nouna Airport (XNU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Nouna Airport (meaning Nouna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):
- Mount Gambier Airport was ranked 45th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- The school had its own ambulance, hospital, butcher, gymnasium and even cinema and at its peak was home to over 1000 personnel.
- On 29 May 1947 the airport was handed over to the Department of Civil Aviation and this saw the return of regular public transport flights to the region with Ansett Airways announcing that a daily service would operate between Mount Gambier and Melbourne.
- Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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.
- Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.
- Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The Mount Gambier Aero Club Inc.
- In 2011 it was announced that Mount Gambier Airport would be upgraded under a $3.4 million program.
- The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.