Nonstop flight route between Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basongo Airport (BAN), Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,033 miles (or 6,491 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 London Southend 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 London Southend 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: | SEN / EGMC |
Airport Name: | London Southend Airport |
Location: | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'13"N by 0°41'35"E |
Area Served: | Southend, Essex and east London areas |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEN |
More Information: | SEN 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 London Southend Airport (SEN):
- Construction of the current terminal was completed in February 2012, and hosts two cafés, a bar, duty-free shopping, a W H Smith newsagent, ATMs, a Moneycorp bureau de change, taxi hire, car hire from Europcar and Hertz, and an airport lounge.
- The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
- London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- National Commuter Airways operated passenger services during the 1980s, to Brussels and Jersey from Southend.
- The airport provides RFF Cat 6 between 06:00 – 00:00, RFF Cat 1 between 00:00 – 06:00.
- London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend 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.