Nonstop flight route between Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States:
Departure Airport:
(4°19'1"S by 20°25'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°39'8"N by 75°26'25"W)
Distance from BAN to ABE:
6,720.35 miles (10,815.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basongo Airport (BAN), Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,720 miles (or 10,815 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 Basongo Airport and Lehigh Valley 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 Basongo Airport and Lehigh Valley 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: | BAN / FZVR |
| Airport Name: | Basongo Airport |
| Location: | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°19'1"S by 20°25'58"E |
| Area Served: | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAN |
| More Information: | BAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABE / KABE |
| Airport Name: | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'8"N by 75°26'25"W |
| Area Served: | Lehigh Valley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 393 feet (120 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABE |
| More Information: | ABE Maps & Info |
Facts about Basongo Airport (BAN):
- The furthest airport from Basongo Airport (BAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Basongo Airport (meaning Basongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Basongo Airport (BAN) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SW of BAN.
Facts about Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE):
- The furthest airport from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of ABE.
- Because of Lehigh Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 393 feet, planes can take off or land at Lehigh Valley 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.
- Allentown PA Airport in the early 1930s before the addition of hard-surfaced runways.
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) has 2 runways.
- On September 19, 2008, Mesa Airlines Flight 7138, Bombardier CRJ700, was forced to make a high-speed aborted take off and swerve in order to avoid a collision with a Cessna 172 that had yet to exit the runway after landing.
- Lehigh Valley International Airport opened in 1929 and is one of the very few in the nation that serves its community from its original location.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.28 miles (119.54 km) SW | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 123.84 miles (199.31 km) WSW | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 177.76 miles (286.07 km) SE | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 207.67 miles (334.21 km) ESE | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 214.70 miles (345.53 km) S | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 6 | 217.11 miles (349.40 km) ENE | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 219.39 miles (353.08 km) WNW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 220.79 miles (355.33 km) NW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 221.40 miles (356.30 km) NNW | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 221.54 miles (356.53 km) WNW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 243.33 miles (391.60 km) SSE | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 12 | 249.18 miles (401.02 km) ESE | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 280.45 miles (451.34 km) N | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) S | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 15 | 291.65 miles (469.36 km) NE | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,466.20 miles (18,453.01 km) ENE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,416.52 miles (18,373.06 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,345.18 miles (18,258.25 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,345.09 miles (18,258.11 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 6 | 11,333.38 miles (18,239.27 km) NNW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,329.88 miles (18,233.63 km) NNW | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,321.79 miles (18,220.62 km) NNW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,307.02 miles (18,196.84 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,285.45 miles (18,162.12 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,273.50 miles (18,142.90 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,271.92 miles (18,140.35 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,270.37 miles (18,137.85 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,258.60 miles (18,118.92 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.25 miles (24.54 km) SSE | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 27.69 miles (44.56 km) SE | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 29.18 miles (46.95 km) SSW | Heritage Field (PTW) | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 30.27 miles (48.71 km) NNE | Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 33.43 miles (53.80 km) SW | Reading Regional Airport (RDG) | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 33.69 miles (54.22 km) N | Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO) | Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 34.84 miles (56.07 km) SSE | NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 36.75 miles (59.14 km) SSE | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 37.07 miles (59.66 km) NW | Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 41.96 miles (67.53 km) SE | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 44.62 miles (71.81 km) ESE | Princeton Airport (PCT) | Princeton/Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 45.06 miles (72.52 km) E | Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) | Manville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 13 | 45.45 miles (73.14 km) SSE | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 46.37 miles (74.62 km) S | Brandywine Airport (OQN) | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 49.46 miles (79.60 km) NNW | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.16 miles (18,821.49 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,671.13 miles (18,782.81 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,664.46 miles (18,772.08 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,644.97 miles (18,740.71 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,614.15 miles (18,691.11 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,583.49 miles (18,641.78 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,574.44 miles (18,627.21 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,571.95 miles (18,623.20 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,563.09 miles (18,608.94 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,510.90 miles (18,524.95 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,436.81 miles (18,405.71 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,415.20 miles (18,370.93 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,391.40 miles (18,332.64 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,385.11 miles (18,322.52 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,373.95 miles (18,304.55 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |