Nonstop flight route between Bambari, Central African Republic and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:
Departure Airport:
(5°50'49"N by 20°38'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Distance from BBY to ASI:
2,596.76 miles (4,179.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bambari Airport (BBY), Bambari, Central African Republic and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,597 miles (or 4,179 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 Bambari Airport and RAF Ascension, 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 Bambari Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBY / FEFM |
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| Location: | Bambari, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°50'49"N by 20°38'58"E |
| Area Served: | Bambari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1558 feet (475 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBY |
| More Information: | BBY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
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| Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
| More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bambari Airport (BBY):
- The furthest airport from Bambari Airport (BBY) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bambari Airport (meaning Bambari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bambari Airport", another name for BBY is "Bambari Airport (Bambari)".
- Bambari Airport (BBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bambari Airport (BBY) is Bria Airport (BIV), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) ENE of BBY.
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- In 1939 Ascension became important as a HF/DF radio station covering trade routes.
- The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- RAF Ascension Island is also the refuelling point for the Ministry of Defence's South Atlantic Air Bridge flights to RAF Mount Pleasant, on the Falkland Islands, from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, in the UK.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.34 miles (166.31 km) ENE | Bria Airport (BIV) | Bria, Central African Republic |     |
| 2 | 112.38 miles (180.85 km) SSE | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 148.23 miles (238.55 km) E | Bakouma Airport (BMF) | Bakouma, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 164.05 miles (264.01 km) ESE | Bangassou Airport (BGU) | Bangassou, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 169.71 miles (273.13 km) WNW | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 6 | 177.53 miles (285.71 km) SW | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 185.23 miles (298.10 km) ENE | Yalinga Airport (AIG) | Yalinga, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 187.77 miles (302.19 km) NNE | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 189.96 miles (305.71 km) WNW | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 211.28 miles (340.02 km) W | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 225.64 miles (363.13 km) WNW | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 239.56 miles (385.53 km) N | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 243.46 miles (391.80 km) SW | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 260.65 miles (419.47 km) SSE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 268.60 miles (432.26 km) NNE | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,103.88 miles (19,479.26 km) SSE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,878.25 miles (19,116.14 km) SSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,561.76 miles (18,606.81 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,559.52 miles (18,603.20 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,542.11 miles (18,575.17 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,540.63 miles (18,572.80 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 7 | 11,535.51 miles (18,564.56 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,529.13 miles (18,554.30 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,499.57 miles (18,506.72 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,482.69 miles (18,479.56 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,470.14 miles (18,459.36 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,463.49 miles (18,448.65 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,440.35 miles (18,411.41 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,428.91 miles (18,393.01 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,414.37 miles (18,369.61 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 964.90 miles (1,552.85 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 2 | 970.07 miles (1,561.18 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 970.61 miles (1,562.04 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 1,004.06 miles (1,615.87 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 1,016.52 miles (1,635.93 km) NNE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 1,019.92 miles (1,641.40 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 1,057.48 miles (1,701.85 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.26 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 1,078.81 miles (1,736.16 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 1,099.23 miles (1,769.04 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 1,108.19 miles (1,783.46 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 1,114.35 miles (1,793.37 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 1,118.49 miles (1,800.03 km) NNE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 1,131.83 miles (1,821.51 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 1,133.99 miles (1,824.97 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) N | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) NW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 12,310.77 miles (19,812.22 km) NW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 12,282.52 miles (19,766.74 km) WNW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 12,282.50 miles (19,766.72 km) WNW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 12,282.14 miles (19,766.14 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 12,254.29 miles (19,721.32 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 12,232.07 miles (19,685.57 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.62 km) W | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) NW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 12,199.88 miles (19,633.75 km) NNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 12,180.68 miles (19,602.86 km) NE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |