Nonstop flight route between Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Manado, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), Manado, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,645 miles (or 10,694 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA), 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA). 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: | 
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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: | MDC / WAMM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Manado, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°32'57"N by 124°55'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Manado, Bitung, Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | 
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MDC | 
| More Information: | MDC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (BKY):
- 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)".
- 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.
- 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC):
- The furthest airport from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) is Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM), which is nearly antipodal to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (meaning Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) NNE of MDC.
- In addition to being known as "Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)", another name for MDC is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi".
- Plenty of metered-taxis standby at the airport until the last flight of the day arrives.
- Construction began in 1998 on a new terminal with funds from the Asian Development Bank and Government of Indonesia.
- Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)'s relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) 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.
- A minor upgrade had been done prior to the World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit on May 2009.




