Nonstop flight route between Bangassou, Central African Republic and Conakry, Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bangassou Airport (BGU), Bangassou, Central African Republic and Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,515 miles (or 4,048 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 Bangassou Airport and Conakry International 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 Bangassou Airport and Conakry International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bangassou Airport (BGU):

• Bangassou Airport (BGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,972 miles (19,266 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Bangassou Airport", another name for BGU is "Bangassou Airport (Bangassou)".
• The closest airport to Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) N of BGU.

Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):

• Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Conakry International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Conakry 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.
• As of 2010, the airport possesses no radar and guides all planes in by sight.
• In the 1970s Soviet Naval Aviation was granted facilities at the airport to serve as a staging base for Atlantic maritime reconnaissance patrols by Tu-95RTs aircraft.
• Conakry International Airport handled 248,248 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.
• With a goal to increase annual passenger capacity to 1 million passengers, in 2009 renovations began on the main terminal.
• All non-ECOWAS foreigners are required to have a valid Guinean visa and a vaccination card in order to be granted entry.
• Conakry International Airport, also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport located in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.
• The furthest airport from Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Conakry International Airport (meaning Conakry International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• Traditionally passengers embarked on all flights directly on the tarmac with transfers to the airport either by foot or by buses for all European flights.