Nonstop flight route between Bujumbura, Burundi and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), Bujumbura, Burundi and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,071 miles (or 8,161 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 Bujumbura International Airport and Vadsø 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 Bujumbura International Airport and Vadsø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJM / HBBA |
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Location: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'26"S by 29°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2582 feet (787 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJM |
More Information: | BJM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDS / ENVD |
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Location: | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E |
Area Served: | Vadsø |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VDS |
More Information: | VDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bujumbura International Airport (BJM):
- In addition to being known as "Bujumbura International Airport", another name for BJM is "Aéroport international de Bujumbura".
- Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bujumbura International Airport handled 177,642 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Gitega Airport (GID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of BJM.
- The furthest airport from Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,967 miles (19,260 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- Both Widerøe and Norving applied to operate the Finnmark route, which would connect the airports together and to the primary airports in Finnmark and Tromsø Airport.
- The first seaplane route to Vadsø was started by Widerøe in 1938, which flew along the coast south to Trondheim.
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- Because of Vadsø Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Vadsø 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 furthest airport from Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,407 miles (16,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.