Nonstop flight route between Bayankhongor, Mongolia and Gisenyi, Rwanda:
Departure Airport:
(46°10'14"N by 100°42'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E)
Distance from BYN to GYI:
5,424.66 miles (8,730.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bayankhongor Airport (BYN), Bayankhongor, Mongolia and Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,425 miles (or 8,730 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 Bayankhongor Airport and Gisenyi 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 Bayankhongor Airport and Gisenyi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYN / ZMBH |
| Airport Name: | Bayankhongor Airport |
| Location: | Bayankhongor, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°10'14"N by 100°42'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 6085 feet (1,855 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYN |
| More Information: | BYN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYI / HRYG |
| Airport Name: | Gisenyi Airport |
| Location: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E |
| Area Served: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
| Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 5082 feet (1,549 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GYI |
| More Information: | GYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bayankhongor Airport (BYN):
- Bayankhongor Airport handled 2,192 passengers last year.
- Because of Bayankhongor Airport's high elevation of 6,085 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BYN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BYN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) is Arvaykheer Airport (AVK), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) E of BYN.
- Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Bayankhongor Airport (meaning Bayankhongor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,110 miles (19,490 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- Gisenyi Airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Gisenyi and the neighboring city of Goma, across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Because of Gisenyi Airport's high elevation of 5,082 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
- The furthest airport from Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.52 miles (161.78 km) E | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia |     |
| 2 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) ENE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 125.19 miles (201.48 km) NE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 214.44 miles (345.11 km) W | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 226.38 miles (364.32 km) NE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 242.90 miles (390.92 km) N | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 269.52 miles (433.75 km) E | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 287.47 miles (462.64 km) S | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 308.19 miles (495.98 km) ENE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 415.55 miles (668.77 km) WSW | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 444.32 miles (715.06 km) WNW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 452.15 miles (727.67 km) SSW | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 452.84 miles (728.78 km) NNE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 475.41 miles (765.09 km) NW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 15 | 476.43 miles (766.74 km) NW | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,110.36 miles (19,489.68 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,088.65 miles (19,454.74 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,072.91 miles (19,429.41 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,071.52 miles (19,427.19 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,063.74 miles (19,414.67 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,054.35 miles (19,399.55 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,042.47 miles (19,380.42 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.39 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,034.94 miles (19,368.32 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,018.95 miles (19,342.58 km) W | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,005.35 miles (19,320.69 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,999.09 miles (19,310.61 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,986.89 miles (19,290.99 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,976.60 miles (19,274.42 km) WSW | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,973.29 miles (19,269.10 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.55 miles (2.50 km) WNW | Goma Airport (GOM) | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 53.41 miles (85.95 km) SW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 63.57 miles (102.30 km) ESE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 71.43 miles (114.96 km) SSE | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 5 | 83.19 miles (133.88 km) SE | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 6 | 113.66 miles (182.91 km) S | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 7 | 120.96 miles (194.67 km) NE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 8 | 129.37 miles (208.20 km) SSE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 9 | 141.76 miles (228.13 km) NNE | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 156.52 miles (251.89 km) N | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 178.63 miles (287.48 km) E | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 223.26 miles (359.30 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) NNE | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 246.16 miles (396.16 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 250.21 miles (402.68 km) ENE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,979.97 miles (19,279.85 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,345.03 miles (18,258.01 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,306.79 miles (18,196.46 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,284.90 miles (18,161.25 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,282.30 miles (18,157.06 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,278.23 miles (18,150.50 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,233.85 miles (18,079.09 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,208.64 miles (18,038.52 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,182.68 miles (17,996.74 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,181.58 miles (17,994.96 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,167.60 miles (17,972.47 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,163.27 miles (17,965.50 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,156.81 miles (17,955.10 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,138.59 miles (17,925.78 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,137.82 miles (17,924.54 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |