Nonstop flight route between León, Guanajuato, Mexico and Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(20°59'35"N by 101°28'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°54'0"S by 22°28'9"E)
Distance from BJX to KGA:
8,549.79 miles (13,759.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), León, Guanajuato, Mexico and Kananga Airport (KGA), Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,550 miles (or 13,760 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 Guanajuato International Airport and Kananga 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 Guanajuato International Airport and Kananga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJX / MMLO |
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| Location: | León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°59'35"N by 101°28'50"W |
| Area Served: | The State of Guanajuato including León's metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5956 feet (1,815 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJX |
| More Information: | BJX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGA / FZUA |
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| Location: | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'0"S by 22°28'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2139 feet (652 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGA |
| More Information: | KGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Guanajuato International Airport (BJX):
- The closest airport to Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of BJX.
- In addition to being known as "Guanajuato International Airport", another name for BJX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Del Bajío".
- The furthest airport from Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Guanajuato International Airport's high elevation of 5,956 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kananga Airport (KGA):
- Kananga Airport (KGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kananga Airport (KGA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kananga Airport (meaning Kananga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kananga Airport (KGA) is Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of KGA.
- In addition to being known as "Kananga Airport", another name for KGA is "Aéroport de Kananga".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.03 miles (56.37 km) WNW | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 49.30 miles (79.34 km) SE | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 3 | 72.95 miles (117.41 km) NW | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 4 | 84.32 miles (135.70 km) SSE | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 5 | 87.33 miles (140.54 km) ESE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 6 | 94.02 miles (151.31 km) NNE | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| 7 | 116.11 miles (186.86 km) SSW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 8 | 122.66 miles (197.40 km) WSW | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 9 | 152.56 miles (245.53 km) NNW | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 10 | 168.89 miles (271.80 km) SE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 11 | 180.43 miles (290.38 km) SW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 12 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) ESE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 13 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) ESE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 14 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) ENE | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 15 | 189.65 miles (305.22 km) SE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,451.66 miles (18,429.61 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,090.58 miles (17,848.52 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,081.96 miles (17,834.64 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,967.02 miles (17,649.67 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,953.72 miles (17,628.26 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,949.90 miles (17,622.12 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,906.42 miles (17,552.14 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,822.07 miles (17,416.39 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,793.87 miles (17,371.00 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,703.24 miles (17,225.14 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,664.13 miles (17,162.22 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,568.16 miles (17,007.77 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,545.47 miles (16,971.25 km) E | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,545.19 miles (16,970.80 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,545.00 miles (16,970.49 km) ESE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.09 miles (124.07 km) ESE | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 90.08 miles (144.96 km) NE | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 116.85 miles (188.05 km) ESE | Gandajika Airport (GDJ) | Gandajika, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 146.85 miles (236.33 km) SSW | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 5 | 153.56 miles (247.14 km) SW | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 6 | 177.76 miles (286.07 km) NW | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 185.51 miles (298.55 km) NNE | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 206.91 miles (332.98 km) WNW | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 212.14 miles (341.40 km) SW | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 10 | 260.29 miles (418.90 km) WNW | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 268.85 miles (432.68 km) SE | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 285.13 miles (458.87 km) SSW | Catumbela Airport (CBT) | Catumbela, Angola | |
| 13 | 312.80 miles (503.40 km) E | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 314.27 miles (505.76 km) NE | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 329.55 miles (530.36 km) N | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) N | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,475.43 miles (18,467.87 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,467.45 miles (18,455.03 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,465.96 miles (18,452.63 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,454.49 miles (18,434.17 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,437.94 miles (18,407.54 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,407.57 miles (18,358.66 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,402.61 miles (18,350.68 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,397.88 miles (18,343.06 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,394.46 miles (18,337.56 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,382.53 miles (18,318.36 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,378.25 miles (18,311.47 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,371.65 miles (18,300.85 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,371.15 miles (18,300.05 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,371.15 miles (18,300.05 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |