Nonstop flight route between Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chiang Rai, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basankusu Airport (BSU), Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,546 miles (or 8,926 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 Basankusu Airport and Chiang Rai International 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 Basankusu Airport and Chiang Rai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSU / FZEN |
Airport Name: | Basankusu Airport |
Location: | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°13'28"N by 19°47'20"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1217 feet (371 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BSU |
More Information: | BSU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEI / VTCT |
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Location: | Chiang Rai, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°57'7"N by 99°52'58"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEI |
More Information: | CEI Maps & Info |
Facts about Basankusu Airport (BSU):
- The closest airport to Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Impfondo Airport (ION), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) WNW of BSU.
- The furthest airport from Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Basankusu Airport (meaning Basankusu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):
- In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
- The furthest airport from Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,947 miles (19,227 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The airport handles over 800,000 passengers, 5,800 aircraft movements and 3,700 tons of cargo.
- The closest airport to Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of CEI.
- Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Access to the airport is available from an access road linking the airport with Phahonyothin Road, which leads southbound to the city centre, Chiang Mai, Bus Terminal II and all the way to Bangkok and northbound to Mae Chan, Mae Sai and the Thai-Myanmar border.
- Chiang Rai International Airport handled 1,053,863 passengers last year.