Nonstop flight route between Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Corpus Christi, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beni Airport (BNC), Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,408 miles (or 13,531 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 Beni Airport and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, 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 Beni Airport and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Beni Airport (BNC):

• The furthest airport from Beni Airport (BNC) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,933 miles (19,205 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Beni Airport (BNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Beni Airport (BNC) is Kasese Airport (KSE), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of BNC.

Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):

• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".
• In 1941, 800 instructors provided training for more than 300 student pilots a month.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
• Other aircraft found at NAS Corpus Christi include the UH-1N Huey, a helicopter used primarily for search and rescue, as well as P-3 Orions and RQ-1 Predators.