Nonstop flight route between Butare, Rwanda and Sitia, Crete, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Butare Airport (BTQ), Butare, Rwanda and Sitia Airport (JSH), Sitia, Crete, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,623 miles (or 4,221 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 Sitia 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 Sitia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Butare Airport (BTQ):

• 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.
• 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".
• Butare Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Butare.
• Butare Airport (BTQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Sitia Airport (JSH):

• Besides rental cars, there are taxis available to any destination on Crete.
• In addition to being known as "Sitia Airport", another name for JSH is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας".
• Because of Sitia Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitia 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 furthest airport from Sitia Airport (JSH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Sitia Airport (JSH) is Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of JSH.
• Sitia Airport (JSH) currently has only 1 runway.
• By car the airport can be reached via the main road along the North coast.
• On May 20, 1993, the airport's services moved to a newly built terminal building and control tower.