Nonstop flight route between Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basankusu Airport (BSU), Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,869 miles (or 14,273 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 Basankusu Airport and Queenstown 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 Queenstown 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: | ZQN / NZQN |
Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport |
Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZQN |
More Information: | ZQN 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 Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- In July 2011 newly installed runway lights were turned on for the first time.