Nonstop flight route between Bouar, Central African Republic and Sitka, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bouar Airport (BOP), Bouar, Central African Republic and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), Sitka, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,785 miles (or 12,529 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 Bouar Airport and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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 Bouar Airport and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOP / FEFO | 
| Airport Name: | Bouar Airport | 
| Location: | Bouar, Central African Republic | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°0'0"N by 15°40'0"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3360 feet (1,024 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOP | 
| More Information: | BOP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIT / PASI | 
| Airport Name: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | 
| Location: | Sitka, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°2'49"N by 135°21'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Sitka, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SIT | 
| More Information: | SIT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bouar Airport (BOP):
- The closest airport to Bouar Airport (BOP) is Bozoum Airport (BOZ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of BOP.
 - Bouar Airport (BOP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Bouar Airport (BOP) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouar Airport (meaning Bouar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
 
Facts about Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT):
- The furthest airport from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
 - Safety hazards include boulders from the causeway washing onto the runway during storms, high winds because of its exposed location, and large flocks of birds that live very close to the airport.
 - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport is named after Sitka's former mayor Rocky Gutierrez.
 - As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 68,197 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 62,498 enplanements in 2009, and 64,536 in 2010.
 - Because of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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.
 - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport is a state owned, public use airport located west of the central business district of Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S.
 - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport resides at elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
 - The closest airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of SIT.
 
