Nonstop flight route between Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zürich, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beni Airport (BNC), Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,475 miles (or 5,593 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 Beni Airport and Zurich 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 Beni Airport and Zurich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNC / FZNP |
Airport Name: | Beni Airport |
Location: | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°34'30"N by 29°28'26"E |
Area Served: | Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 3517 feet (1,072 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNC |
More Information: | BNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
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Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E |
Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZRH |
More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info |
Facts about Beni Airport (BNC):
- The closest airport to Beni Airport (BNC) is Kasese Airport (KSE), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of BNC.
- The furthest airport from Beni Airport (BNC) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,933 miles (19,205 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Beni Airport (BNC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- The airport has three airside piers, which are known as docks A, B and E.
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- A treaty was signed in 2001, regarding the limitation of flights over Germany.
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- When Swissair existed, its head office was at Zurich Airport and in Kloten.
- The airport is owned by Flughafen Zürich AG, a company quoted on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The first flights off the west runway were not until 1948.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.