Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Bălţi, Moldova:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY), Bălţi, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,423 miles (or 5,509 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 Gisenyi Airport and Bălți-Leadoveni International 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 Gisenyi Airport and Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYI / HRYG |
Airport Name: | Gisenyi Airport |
Location: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E |
Area Served: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5082 feet (1,549 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYI |
More Information: | GYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZY / LUBL |
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Location: | Bălţi, Moldova |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'35"N by 27°46'37"E |
Area Served: | Bălți, Moldova |
Operator/Owner: | S.A. Aeroservice |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 758 feet (231 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZY |
More Information: | BZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- Because of Gisenyi Airport's high elevation of 5,082 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gisenyi Airport, is located in Rwanda's Western Province, in Rubavu District, in the town of Gisenyi, at the International border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
- The furthest airport from Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY):
- The new role for the Bălți International Airport could be a first hub for low-cost airlines in Moldova and in the whole SW Europe region, since the airport in Chişinău remains under State control of Air Moldova.
- Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) currently has only 1 runway.
- According to the former plans, it was planned to build two terminals, one for passenger and another for cargo service, as well as one control tower.
- The furthest airport from Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of BZY.
- In addition to being known as "Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport", another name for BZY is "Aeroportul Internațional Leadoveni".
- Because of Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport's relatively low elevation of 758 feet, planes can take off or land at Bălți-Leadoveni International 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.
- Important development perspectives appear for Bălți International Airport also in the cargo field, which would generate economic growth for the whole northern region of Moldova, but even possibly for the neighboring regions of Ukraine and Romania.