Nonstop flight route between Cap-Haïtien, Haiti and Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(19°43'59"N by 72°11'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°13'28"N by 19°47'20"E)
Distance from CAP to BSU:
6,318.79 miles (10,169.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP), Cap-Haïtien, Haiti and Basankusu Airport (BSU), Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,319 miles (or 10,169 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 Hugo Chávez International Airport and Basankusu 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 Hugo Chávez International Airport and Basankusu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAP / MTCH |
| Airport Name: | Hugo Chávez International Airport |
| Location: | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'59"N by 72°11'40"W |
| Area Served: | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aeroportuaire Nationale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAP |
| More Information: | CAP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSU / FZEN |
| Airport Name: | Basankusu Airport |
| Location: | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°13'28"N by 19°47'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1217 feet (371 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSU |
| More Information: | BSU Maps & Info |
Facts about Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP):
- Hugo Chávez International Airport is an airport serving Cap-Haïtien, a city in the Nord department in Haiti.
- Because of Hugo Chávez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Hugo Chávez 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.
- Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 10 ft above mean sea level.
- On 18 April 2013 a spokesman for Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced that the airport will be renamed to "Hugo Chávez International Airport" in honour of the late Venezuelan President, a day before Haitian President Michel Martelly was scheduled to attend Nicolas Maduro's inauguration ceremony in Caracas.
- The closest airport to Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) is Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) S of CAP.
Facts about Basankusu Airport (BSU):
- The closest airport to Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Impfondo Airport (ION), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) WNW of BSU.
- The furthest airport from Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Basankusu Airport (meaning Basankusu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 79.92 miles (128.62 km) S | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |     |
| 2 | 105.23 miles (169.36 km) SSW | Jacmel Airport (JAK) | Jacmel, Haiti | |
| 3 | 105.67 miles (170.06 km) E | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | 105.95 miles (170.51 km) ESE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 111.82 miles (179.95 km) ESE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | 124.13 miles (199.76 km) SE | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | 128.29 miles (206.46 km) NW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 8 | 129.74 miles (208.80 km) SSE | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 130.49 miles (210.00 km) NNE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 10 | 136.44 miles (219.58 km) NNE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 11 | 141.06 miles (227.02 km) N | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 12 | 145.05 miles (233.44 km) SW | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 13 | 146.80 miles (236.25 km) N | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 14 | 148.60 miles (239.15 km) WSW | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 15 | 151.83 miles (244.34 km) N | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,996.18 miles (19,305.93 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,938.21 miles (19,212.64 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,920.10 miles (19,183.49 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,874.61 miles (19,110.29 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,851.52 miles (19,073.13 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,780.14 miles (18,958.26 km) SSE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,778.29 miles (18,955.27 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,771.48 miles (18,944.31 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.87 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,755.09 miles (18,917.93 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,752.22 miles (18,913.31 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,733.19 miles (18,882.69 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,694.96 miles (18,821.17 km) WSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,677.56 miles (18,793.16 km) WSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,674.91 miles (18,788.90 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.06 miles (198.05 km) WNW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 128.71 miles (207.14 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 132.83 miles (213.77 km) SW | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 134.84 miles (217.00 km) ENE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 154.35 miles (248.40 km) NW | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 192.67 miles (310.08 km) SSW | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 224.70 miles (361.62 km) NNE | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 236.15 miles (380.04 km) NNW | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 242.51 miles (390.29 km) SSW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 291.66 miles (469.39 km) WSW | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 293.84 miles (472.89 km) SE | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 302.98 miles (487.59 km) WSW | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 308.73 miles (496.86 km) SSW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 316.40 miles (509.20 km) NNW | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 316.48 miles (509.33 km) WSW | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,801.88 miles (18,993.23 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,635.99 miles (18,726.27 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,340.55 miles (18,250.81 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,336.38 miles (18,244.10 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,332.56 miles (18,237.95 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,284.88 miles (18,161.21 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,261.28 miles (18,123.23 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,254.74 miles (18,112.70 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,249.92 miles (18,104.94 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,242.55 miles (18,093.09 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,238.01 miles (18,085.78 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,236.43 miles (18,083.24 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,210.14 miles (18,040.93 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,198.99 miles (18,022.99 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |