Nonstop flight route between Bridgetown, Barbados and Makabana, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°28'58"S by 12°37'1"E)
Distance from BGI to KMK:
5,074.55 miles (8,166.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados and Makabana Airport (KMK), Makabana, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,075 miles (or 8,167 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 Grantley Adams International Airport and Makabana 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 Grantley Adams International Airport and Makabana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W |
| Area Served: | Barbados |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGI |
| More Information: | BGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMK / FCPA |
| Airport Name: | Makabana Airport |
| Location: | Makabana, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°28'58"S by 12°37'1"E |
| Area Served: | Makabana, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMK |
| More Information: | KMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Air transportation at the site of present day airport, then known as Seawell Airport, goes back as far as the late 1930s.
- Grantley Adams Airport also serves as the main air-transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean.
- The head office of the Barbados Civil Aviation Department is located on the airport property, along the western edge of the arrivals terminal.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- Grantley Adams International Airport, as it is known today, handles most large aircraft including Boeing 747s.
- Phase I, which is now complete, saw an upgrading of the runways, taxiways, parking aprons, and approach lighting.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Facts about Makabana Airport (KMK):
- The furthest airport from Makabana Airport (KMK) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,912 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Makabana Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Makabana 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 closest airport to Makabana Airport (KMK) is Mossendjo Airport (MSX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of KMK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.17 miles (174.08 km) WNW | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |     |
| 2 | 114.36 miles (184.05 km) W | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 115.73 miles (186.25 km) W | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) W | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 120.11 miles (193.30 km) WNW | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 6 | 127.28 miles (204.83 km) WSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 133.61 miles (215.02 km) WSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 139.65 miles (224.74 km) WSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 9 | 145.51 miles (234.17 km) NW | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 10 | 160.87 miles (258.90 km) SW | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | 171.46 miles (275.95 km) WSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 12 | 201.53 miles (324.33 km) NW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 13 | 209.33 miles (336.88 km) NW | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 211.91 miles (341.04 km) SW | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | 238.04 miles (383.09 km) NW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,231.15 miles (19,684.08 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,201.09 miles (19,635.70 km) S | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,143.42 miles (19,542.90 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,134.55 miles (19,528.62 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,133.06 miles (19,526.21 km) S | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,117.03 miles (19,500.42 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,108.75 miles (19,487.10 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,108.74 miles (19,487.08 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,100.00 miles (19,473.01 km) SSE | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,081.04 miles (19,442.51 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,073.15 miles (19,429.81 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,042.57 miles (19,380.58 km) SW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,022.90 miles (19,348.94 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,004.44 miles (19,319.22 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,996.63 miles (19,306.66 km) SW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.27 miles (59.98 km) N | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 50.05 miles (80.55 km) S | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 3 | 93.63 miles (150.68 km) ENE | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 100.03 miles (160.97 km) ESE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 104.82 miles (168.69 km) SSW | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 134.92 miles (217.13 km) ESE | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 138.36 miles (222.67 km) NNE | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 8 | 141.75 miles (228.12 km) NNE | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 9 | 149.03 miles (239.84 km) SSW | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 10 | 150.24 miles (241.79 km) ENE | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 11 | 156.02 miles (251.08 km) NW | Mouila Airport (MJL) | Mouila, Gabon | |
| 12 | 159.28 miles (256.33 km) N | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 13 | 161.15 miles (259.34 km) ENE | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 14 | 166.69 miles (268.27 km) S | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 169.75 miles (273.19 km) SSE | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,911.72 miles (19,170.01 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,736.70 miles (18,888.33 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,510.05 miles (18,523.58 km) N | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,383.05 miles (18,319.19 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,266.16 miles (18,131.08 km) ENE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,242.01 miles (18,092.21 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,209.18 miles (18,039.38 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.40 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,205.94 miles (18,034.17 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,204.35 miles (18,031.61 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,202.62 miles (18,028.82 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,200.62 miles (18,025.60 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,199.31 miles (18,023.49 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,194.48 miles (18,015.72 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,188.67 miles (18,006.37 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |