Nonstop flight route between Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kingman, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BKY to IGM:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BKY Airport Information
- IGM Airport Information
- Facts about BKY
- Facts about IGM
- Map of Nearest Airports to BKY
- List of Nearest Airports to BKY
- Map of Furthest Airports from BKY
- List of Furthest Airports from BKY
- Map of Nearest Airports to IGM
- List of Nearest Airports to IGM
- Map of Furthest Airports from IGM
- List of Furthest Airports from IGM
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,139 miles (or 14,708 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 Kingman 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 Kingman 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | IGM / KIGM |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Kingman, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'33"N by 113°56'17"W |
Area Served: | Kingman, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kingman |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3449 feet (1,051 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IGM |
More Information: | IGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (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 closest airport to Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of BKY.
- In addition to being known as "Kuvumu Airport", other names for BKY include "Bukavu Kuvumu Airport" and "Kuvumu Airport (Bukavu)".
- 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.
Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):
- The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
- In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
- Initially, the ammunition used was.30 caliber.
- Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
- The Kingman Army Airfield Historical Society was also established, creating a museum to preserve the field's history with artifacts, photos, and displays.
- On May 7, 1943, the facility was officially named the Kingman Army Air Field.
- Kingman Army Air Field was set up to handle two classes of about 200 students at any one time.
- Most of the transports and trainers could be used in the civil fleet, and trainers were sold for $875 to $2,400.
- The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.