Nonstop flight route between Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Brussels, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bandundu Airport (FDU), Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,823 miles (or 6,152 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 Bandundu Airport and Brussels 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 Bandundu Airport and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDU / FZBO |
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Location: | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°18'39"S by 17°22'54"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1053 feet (321 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FDU |
More Information: | FDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRU / EBBR |
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Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'5"N by 4°29'3"E |
Area Served: | Brussels, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Brussels Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public & Military |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRU |
More Information: | BRU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bandundu Airport (FDU):
- In addition to being known as "Bandundu Airport", another name for FDU is "Bandundu Airport".
- The closest airport to Bandundu Airport (FDU) is Nioki Airport (NIO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNE of FDU.
- The furthest airport from Bandundu Airport (FDU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Bandundu Airport (meaning Bandundu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,062 miles (19,412 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Bandundu Airport (FDU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):
- In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
- Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
- On 18 February 2013, in the 2013 Belgium diamond heist, eight men armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms seized 120 small parcels containing an estimated US$50 million worth of diamonds off of a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger plane loaded with passengers preparing for departure to Zurich, Switzerland.
- The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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 1956 a new 2,300 m runway was constructed, the 07R/25L which runs parallel with 07L/25R.
- Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
- Brussels Airlines has its corporate head office in the b.house, Airport Building 26, located in Diegem, Machelen.
- Pier A is connected to the main building via a 400 metres long tunnel under the tarmac.