Nonstop flight route between Barstow, California, United States and Arusha, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS), Barstow, California, United States and Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,646 miles (or 15,524 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 Bicycle Lake Army Airfield and Arusha 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 Bicycle Lake Army Airfield and Arusha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYS / KBYS | 
| Airport Name: | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield | 
| Location: | Barstow, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°16'49"N by 116°37'48"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 2350 feet (716 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BYS | 
| More Information: | BYS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR | 
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| Location: | Arusha, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARK | 
| More Information: | ARK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS):
- The closest airport to Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) is Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of BYS.
 - The furthest airport from Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
 - Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 - In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
 - Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
 - The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
 - Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The airport is currently undergoing an expansion which includes an extension of the current runway and new terminal buildings.
 
