Nonstop flight route between Cody, Wyoming, United States and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), Cody, Wyoming, United States and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,487 miles (or 15,268 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 Yellowstone Regional Airport and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo 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 Yellowstone Regional Airport and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD):

• Yellowstone Regional Airport covers an area of 694 acres at an elevation of 5,102 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Yellowstone Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,671 miles (17,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Yellowstone Regional Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Cody, a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
• Choice Aviation and Spirit Mountain Aviation, the airport's fixed base operators, offer fuel, flight instruction, aircraft/hangar rental, and other services.
• The closest airport to Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of COD.
• Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) currently has only 1 runway.
• It should not be confused with Yellowstone Airport, located 104 miles away in West Yellowstone, Montana, near the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

Facts about Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ):

• Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) ENE of BUQ.
• Because of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport's high elevation of 4,359 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (meaning Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,630 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.