Nonstop flight route between Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire and Horta, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bouaké Airport (BYK), Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire and Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,586 miles (or 4,162 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 Bouaké Airport and Horta 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 Bouaké Airport and Horta 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: | BYK / DIBK |
Airport Name: | Bouaké Airport |
Location: | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°44'20"N by 5°4'24"W |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 1230 feet (375 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYK |
More Information: | BYK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
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Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Horta |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Bouaké Airport (BYK):
- The closest airport to Bouaké Airport (BYK) is Katiola Airport (KTC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) N of BYK.
- The furthest airport from Bouaké Airport (BYK) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bouaké Airport (meaning Bouaké Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Bouaké Airport (BYK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is an important economic tool in the economy of the region, and vital connection to the smaller aerodromes in the outlying islands.
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- The airport at Horta was inaugurated on August 24, 1971 by then President Almirante Américo Tomás.
- Following the 2001 renovation, the airport was designated an international airport.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.