Nonstop flight route between Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Skopje, Macedonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basongo Airport (BAN), Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Skopje Airport (SKP), Skopje, Macedonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,198 miles (or 5,147 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 Skopje 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 Skopje 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: | SKP / LWSK |
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| Location: | Skopje, Macedonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°57'39"N by 21°37'36"E |
| Area Served: | Skopje |
| Operator/Owner: | TAV Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 781 feet (238 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKP |
| More Information: | SKP Maps & Info |
Facts about Basongo Airport (BAN):
- The closest airport to Basongo Airport (BAN) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SW of 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.
Facts about Skopje Airport (SKP):
- In addition to being known as "Skopje Airport", other names for SKP include "Аеродром Скопје" and "Aerodrom Skopje".
- The closest airport to Skopje Airport (SKP) is Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NW of SKP.
- Because of Skopje Airport's relatively low elevation of 781 feet, planes can take off or land at Skopje 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.
- The first commercial flights in Skopje were introduced in 1929 when the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced a route linking the city with the capital, Belgrade.
- Skopje Airport (SKP) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is a new bus service linking the airport and the City.
- Pre-ordered taxis to Skopje should cost not more than 1600 MKD.
- The furthest airport from Skopje Airport (SKP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,514 miles (18,530 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Skopje Airport handled 98,440 passengers last year.
