Nonstop flight route between Bossangoa, Central African Republic and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bossangoa Airport (BSN), Bossangoa, Central African Republic and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,655 miles (or 4,273 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 Bossangoa Airport and King Shaka International, 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 Bossangoa Airport and King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bossangoa Airport (BSN):

• The closest airport to Bossangoa Airport (BSN) is Bouca Airport (BCF), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) E of BSN.
• In addition to being known as "Bossangoa Airport", another name for BSN is "Bossangoa Airport (Bossangoa)".
• Bossangoa Airport (BSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bossangoa Airport (BSN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bossangoa Airport (meaning Bossangoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.

Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):

• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
• Despite wide expectations that the airport would be named "King Shaka International Airport", it emerged in October 2009 that the airport needed to undergo a formal naming process.
• On 27 January 2014 the worlds largest passenger aircraft, an Airbus A380-800 of British Airways landed at KSIA becoming the first A380 to do so.
• The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• The cargo terminal is located to the north of the passenger terminal, and is in the approximate centre of the airport precinct.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The project was revived in the late 1990s when the limitations of Durban International Airport became apparent.
• Although the larger airport was built to grow the area's international services, it is also a key airport for domestic services throughout South Africa, serving the "Golden Triangle" between Cape Town International Airport, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, and KSIA itself with 7 airlines.
• In response to the study, ACSA contracted De-Tect Inc.