Nonstop flight route between Les Cayes, Haiti and Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(18°16'15"N by 73°47'17"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°13'28"N by 19°47'20"E)
Distance from CYA to BSU:
6,426.46 miles (10,342.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antoine Simon airport (CYA), Les Cayes, Haiti and Basankusu Airport (BSU), Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,426 miles (or 10,342 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 Antoine Simon 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 Antoine Simon 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: | CYA / MTCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Les Cayes, Haiti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°16'15"N by 73°47'17"W |
| Area Served: | Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYA |
| More Information: | CYA 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 Antoine Simon airport (CYA):
- In addition to being known as "Antoine Simon airport", another name for CYA is "Aéroport des Cayes".
- As of February 1st, 2013, Haiti has laid the first stone on the expansion of the Antoine-Simon Airport project in Les Cayes.
- The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale plans to make this an international airport by extending the runway to 3,000 m and adding a terminal with customs and other services.
- Antoine Simon airport (CYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Antoine Simon airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine Simon 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.
- The closest airport to Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Jérémie Airport (JEE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of CYA.
- The furthest airport from Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,895 miles (19,144 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Antoine-Simon Airport was financed and built by the Haitian government and inaugurated on 7 May 2005 by then Prime Minister Gérard Latortue.Taiwan financed the construction of the access road to the airport.
Facts about Basankusu Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Basankusu Airport (BSU) is Impfondo Airport (ION), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) WNW of BSU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.88 miles (59.35 km) NW | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti |     |
| 2 | 83.34 miles (134.12 km) E | Jacmel Airport (JAK) | Jacmel, Haiti | |
| 3 | 100.35 miles (161.50 km) ENE | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| 4 | 142.75 miles (229.73 km) E | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 143.43 miles (230.82 km) NW | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 6 | 145.05 miles (233.44 km) NE | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 7 | 152.07 miles (244.74 km) NNW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 8 | 153.95 miles (247.76 km) NW | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 175.06 miles (281.74 km) E | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | 177.87 miles (286.25 km) NW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 11 | 180.28 miles (290.13 km) W | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 12 | 180.44 miles (290.39 km) NNW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 13 | 186.99 miles (300.93 km) N | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 198.32 miles (319.17 km) W | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 15 | 200.28 miles (322.31 km) W | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,895.33 miles (19,143.63 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,857.53 miles (19,082.80 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,812.17 miles (19,009.80 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,775.05 miles (18,950.06 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,730.28 miles (18,878.00 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,728.68 miles (18,875.43 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,683.64 miles (18,802.95 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,677.44 miles (18,792.97 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,669.69 miles (18,780.49 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,659.47 miles (18,764.05 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,658.95 miles (18,763.21 km) SSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,648.98 miles (18,747.17 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,645.82 miles (18,742.08 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,639.48 miles (18,731.88 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,625.90 miles (18,710.03 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |