Nonstop flight route between Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Damascus, Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,519 miles (or 4,053 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 Damascus 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 Kuvumu Airport and Damascus International 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: | DAM / OSDI |
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Location: | Damascus, Syria |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'41"N by 36°30'56"E |
Area Served: | Damascus |
Operator/Owner: | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 2020 feet (616 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAM |
More Information: | DAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (BKY):
- The closest airport to Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of BKY.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kuvumu Airport", other names for BKY include "Bukavu Kuvumu Airport" and "Kuvumu Airport (Bukavu)".
Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):
- In addition to being known as "Damascus International Airport", another name for DAM is "مطار دمشق الدولي".
- Several airlines such as Emirates and Egypt Air with regular service to Damascus have canceled their flights to Damascus.
- Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
- Damascus International Airport (DAM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
- Transport to central Damascus is offered by a taxi company.
- The furthest airport from Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.