Nonstop flight route between Bouca, Central African Republic and London, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bouca Airport (BCF), Bouca, Central African Republic and Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,261 miles (or 5,247 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 Bouca Airport and Gatwick 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 Bouca Airport and Gatwick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bouca Airport (BCF):

• In addition to being known as "Bouca Airport", another name for BCF is "Bouca Airport (Bouca)".
• The closest airport to Bouca Airport (BCF) is Batangafo Airport (BTG), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of BCF.
• Bouca Airport (BCF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bouca Airport (BCF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouca Airport (meaning Bouca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.

Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):

• The name "Gatwick" was first recorded as "Gatwik" in 1241 on the site of today's airport, on the northern edge of the North Terminal's aircraft taxiing area.
• BEA Helicopters made Gatwick their administrative and engineering base on 1 January 1964.
• Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
• The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
• Queen Elizabeth II flew into Gatwick on 9 June 1958 in a de Havilland Heron of the Queen's Flight for the opening.
• Beginning in the late 1950s, a number of British contemporary private airlines joined Airwork at the airport.
• Two fatal accidents occurred, raising questions about the airport's safety.
• Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
• Between 1958 and 1959, Sudan Airways and BWIA West Indies Airways were among Gatwick's first scheduled overseas airlines.
• By the late 1970s, government initiatives supporting Gatwick's development resulted in steady growth in passenger traffic.