Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Bujumbura, Burundi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), Bujumbura, Burundi would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,236 miles (or 11,645 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Bujumbura 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Bujumbura 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: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJM / HBBA |
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Location: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'26"S by 29°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2582 feet (787 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJM |
More Information: | BJM Maps & Info |
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- Until the 1953–59 revolution, thousands of Cubans commuted daily from outside the base to jobs within.
- President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Since 1939, the base's water had been supplied by pipelines that drew water from the Yateras River about 4.5 miles northeast of the base.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
Facts about Bujumbura International Airport (BJM):
- Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bujumbura International Airport handled 177,642 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,967 miles (19,260 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Bujumbura International Airport", another name for BJM is "Aéroport international de Bujumbura".
- The closest airport to Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Gitega Airport (GID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of BJM.