Nonstop flight route between Seattle, Washington, United States and Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States and Bunia Airport (BUX), Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,661 miles (or 13,939 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 King County International Airport and Bunia 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 King County International Airport and Bunia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):

• The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila.
• King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
• At one point Aeroamerica scheduled a Boeing 720 to Spokane.
• Boeing Field/King County International Airport covers 634 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
• The Museum of Flight is on the southwest corner of the field.
• The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
• In addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
• The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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.

Facts about Bunia Airport (BUX):

• The closest airport to Bunia Airport (BUX) is Beni Airport (BNC), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SW of BUX.
• The furthest airport from Bunia Airport (BUX) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,859 miles (19,085 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Bunia Airport (BUX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bunia Airport's high elevation of 4,045 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.