Nonstop flight route between Bukoba, Tanzania and Baytown, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bukoba Airport (BKZ), Bukoba, Tanzania and Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,434 miles (or 13,574 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 Bukoba Airport and Baytown 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 Bukoba Airport and Baytown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKZ / HTBU | 
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| Location: | Bukoba, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'55"S by 31°49'15"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3766 feet (1,148 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKZ | 
| More Information: | BKZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPY / KHPY | 
| Airport Name: | Baytown Airport | 
| Location: | Baytown, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°47'9"N by 94°57'10"W | 
| Area Served: | Baytown, Texas | 
| Operator/Owner: | Raceco Inc. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HPY | 
| More Information: | HPY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bukoba Airport (BKZ):
- The closest airport to Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Mbarara Airport (MBQ), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) WNW of BKZ.
 - Bukoba Airport handled 22,599 passengers last year.
 - Bukoba Airport (BKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Bukoba Airport", another name for BKZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba (Swahili)".
 - The furthest airport from Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 
Facts about Baytown Airport (HPY):
- The closest airport to Baytown Airport (HPY) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of HPY.
 - Baytown Airport (HPY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In 2009 Herman Life Flight opened their new East Base on the airport property with one helicopter and crew accommodations.
 - The furthest airport from Baytown Airport (HPY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,005 miles (17,711 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 - Because of Baytown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Baytown 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.
 
