Nonstop flight route between Butare, Rwanda and Detroit, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Butare Airport (BTQ), Butare, Rwanda and Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,490 miles (or 12,054 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 Butare Airport and Coleman A. Young 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 Butare Airport and Coleman A. Young 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: | BTQ / HRYI |
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Location: | Butare, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°35'42"S by 29°44'23"E |
Area Served: | Butare, Rwanda |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5801 feet (1,768 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTQ |
More Information: | BTQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DET / KDET |
Airport Name: | Coleman A. Young International Airport |
Location: | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°24'33"N by 83°0'36"W |
Area Served: | Detroit, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | City of Detroit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 626 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DET |
More Information: | DET Maps & Info |
Facts about Butare Airport (BTQ):
- Butare Airport (BTQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Butare Airport, is located in the city of Butare, in Huye District, Southern Province.
- The closest airport to Butare Airport (BTQ) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of BTQ.
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- In addition to being known as "Butare Airport", another name for BTQ is "Butare".
- The furthest airport from Butare Airport (BTQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,946 miles (19,224 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Butare Airport's high elevation of 5,801 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BTQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BTQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET):
- Because of Coleman A. Young International Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Coleman A. Young International 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.
- The airport's passenger terminal is also operated by the US Customs department, which serves private and cargo airplanes.
- The airport has been listed as an asset of the City of Detroit which could be sold to cover debts as a result of the city's 2013 bankruptcy filing.
- The furthest airport from Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,295 miles (18,178 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET) is Windsor International Airport (YQG), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of DET.
- Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET) has 2 runways.