Nonstop flight route between Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bourges, France:
Departure Airport:
(2°18'32"S by 28°48'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°3'38"N by 2°22'12"E)
Distance from BKY to BOU:
3,769.07 miles (6,065.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bourges Airport (BOU), Bourges, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,769 miles (or 6,066 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 Kuvumu Airport and Bourges 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 Kuvumu Airport and Bourges Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKY / FZMA |
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| Location: | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°18'32"S by 28°48'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5643 feet (1,720 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKY |
| More Information: | BKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOU / LFLD |
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| Location: | Bourges, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'38"N by 2°22'12"E |
| Area Served: | Bourges, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI du Cher |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOU |
| More Information: | BOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (BKY):
- In addition to being known as "Kuvumu Airport", other names for BKY include "Bukavu Kuvumu Airport" and "Kuvumu Airport (Bukavu)".
- The closest airport to Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of BKY.
- Kuvumu Airport (BKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kuvumu Airport (meaning Kuvumu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,011 miles (19,330 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Kuvumu Airport's high elevation of 5,643 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Bourges Airport (BOU):
- The furthest airport from Bourges Airport (BOU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourges Airport (meaning Bourges Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,205 miles (19,642 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bourges Airport", another name for BOU is "Aéroport de Bourges".
- Bourges Airport (BOU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bourges Airport (BOU) is Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of BOU.
- Because of Bourges Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourges 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.19 miles (85.61 km) NE | Goma Airport (GOM) | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 53.41 miles (85.95 km) NE | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda | |
| 3 | 67.26 miles (108.25 km) ESE | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 78.47 miles (126.28 km) SSE | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 5 | 90.26 miles (145.26 km) E | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 6 | 94.46 miles (152.02 km) ENE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 7 | 109.01 miles (175.43 km) SE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 8 | 173.19 miles (278.72 km) NE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 9 | 187.65 miles (301.99 km) SSE | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 194.42 miles (312.89 km) NNE | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 11 | 204.10 miles (328.47 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 204.49 miles (329.09 km) NNE | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 218.71 miles (351.97 km) ENE | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 14 | 247.31 miles (398.01 km) SSW | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 248.30 miles (399.60 km) S | Kalemie Airport (FMI) | Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,011.01 miles (19,329.81 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,330.55 miles (18,234.71 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,254.13 miles (18,111.71 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,237.79 miles (18,085.42 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,232.06 miles (18,076.21 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,227.81 miles (18,069.36 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,205.92 miles (18,034.13 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,188.69 miles (18,006.41 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,187.58 miles (18,004.62 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,184.23 miles (17,999.22 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,177.59 miles (17,988.54 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,158.90 miles (17,958.46 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,156.80 miles (17,955.08 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,140.56 miles (17,928.95 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,140.33 miles (17,928.57 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.59 miles (54.06 km) WSW | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| 2 | 57.67 miles (92.82 km) S | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 3 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) SE | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 4 | 70.06 miles (112.74 km) NNW | Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) | Orléans, France | |
| 5 | 75.61 miles (121.68 km) NE | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| 6 | 81.39 miles (130.98 km) WNW | Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) | Tours, France | |
| 7 | 95.84 miles (154.24 km) SSE | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 8 | 100.40 miles (161.58 km) SW | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 9 | 102.88 miles (165.57 km) WSW | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| 10 | 104.28 miles (167.83 km) NNW | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 11 | 114.87 miles (184.86 km) N | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | Paris-Orly, Paris, France | |
| 12 | 115.99 miles (186.66 km) NE | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| 13 | 117.44 miles (189.01 km) N | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France | |
| 14 | 128.56 miles (206.89 km) E | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France | |
| 15 | 130.30 miles (209.69 km) WNW | Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) | Angers, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,205.11 miles (19,642.17 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,900.93 miles (19,152.64 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,899.78 miles (19,150.79 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,899.12 miles (19,149.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,891.98 miles (19,138.24 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,880.65 miles (19,120.00 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,876.78 miles (19,113.78 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,875.56 miles (19,111.82 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,868.75 miles (19,100.85 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,866.68 miles (19,097.53 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,862.21 miles (19,090.32 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,853.19 miles (19,075.81 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,844.10 miles (19,061.19 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,834.17 miles (19,045.20 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,824.20 miles (19,029.16 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |