Nonstop flight route between Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(0°16'58"S by 20°52'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E)
Distance from BNB to UKB:
7,599.91 miles (12,230.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boende Airport (BNB), Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kobe Airport (UKB), Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,600 miles (or 12,231 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 Boende Airport and Kobe 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 Boende Airport and Kobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNB / FZGN |
| Airport Name: | Boende Airport |
| Location: | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°16'58"S by 20°52'58"E |
| Area Served: | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNB |
| More Information: | BNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKB / RJBE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'58"N by 135°13'26"E |
| Area Served: | Kobe, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kobe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UKB |
| More Information: | UKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Boende Airport (BNB):
- The closest airport to Boende Airport (BNB) is Basankusu Airport (BSU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) NW of BNB.
- The furthest airport from Boende Airport (BNB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Boende Airport (meaning Boende Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,267 miles (19,742 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Kobe Airport (UKB):
- Some international charter flights also use Kobe Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Kobe Airport", other names for UKB include "神戸空港" and "Kōbe Kūkō".
- The airport finally opened on February 16, 2006, with Japan Airlines operating the first flight and All Nippon Airways operating the first scheduled flight.
- The closest airport to Kobe Airport (UKB) is Kansai International Airport (KIX), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of UKB.
- Kobe is already the most indebted municipality in Japan with debts of over ¥3 trillion, and this project's cost has made it very controversial.
- Kobe Airport (UKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kobe 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.
- The furthest airport from Kobe Airport (UKB) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 128.71 miles (207.14 km) NW | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 153.05 miles (246.31 km) WSW | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 174.74 miles (281.22 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 177.50 miles (285.66 km) ESE | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 180.49 miles (290.47 km) W | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 213.09 miles (342.94 km) WSW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 234.90 miles (378.04 km) WNW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) ENE | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 277.64 miles (446.82 km) SW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 278.53 miles (448.25 km) SE | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 280.45 miles (451.34 km) S | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 283.05 miles (455.53 km) NW | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 312.31 miles (502.62 km) E | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 313.49 miles (504.52 km) N | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 319.73 miles (514.55 km) SW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,688.74 miles (18,811.16 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,542.13 miles (18,575.21 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,211.88 miles (18,043.73 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,207.70 miles (18,037.00 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,203.86 miles (18,030.82 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,190.88 miles (18,009.92 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,176.83 miles (17,987.32 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,171.26 miles (17,978.35 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,156.24 miles (17,954.18 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,141.07 miles (17,929.77 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,133.13 miles (17,916.98 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,121.90 miles (17,898.92 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,114.73 miles (17,887.38 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,109.00 miles (17,878.15 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) S | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 2 | 16.10 miles (25.92 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 3 | 16.10 miles (25.92 km) NE | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 4 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) S | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 5 | 74.69 miles (120.21 km) WSW | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 78.22 miles (125.88 km) W | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 7 | 91.12 miles (146.65 km) E | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 8 | 105.47 miles (169.74 km) ENE | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 9 | 116.40 miles (187.32 km) SW | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 10 | 118.56 miles (190.81 km) NNE | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 11 | 127.02 miles (204.41 km) WNW | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 12 | 131.86 miles (212.21 km) W | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 138.70 miles (223.21 km) NNE | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 142.65 miles (229.57 km) WNW | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 15 | 154.56 miles (248.74 km) WSW | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.63 miles (19,272.86 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,955.83 miles (19,240.99 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,945.78 miles (19,224.82 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,944.90 miles (19,223.40 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,906.56 miles (19,161.71 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,879.31 miles (19,117.85 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,870.23 miles (19,103.24 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,862.68 miles (19,091.09 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,853.88 miles (19,076.92 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,851.78 miles (19,073.54 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,851.05 miles (19,072.37 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,835.58 miles (19,047.47 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,814.67 miles (19,013.82 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,810.31 miles (19,006.81 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,808.46 miles (19,003.83 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |