Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Lusambo Airport (LBO), Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,386 miles (or 13,497 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Lusambo 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Lusambo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):

• In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
• Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport terminal contains plaques of the inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.
• Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
• Smaller airlines served Cheyenne, mainly to Denver, including Rocky Mountain Airways with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and DHC-7 Dash 7s.
• The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
• The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of its high altitude, aircraft manufacturers test their planes at Cheyenne.
• Cheyenne ANGB also hosts an Army Aviation Support Facility of the Wyoming Army National Guard, operating UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.
• Cheyenne Regional Airport is the home of Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, the main operating base for the Wyoming Air National Guard and the Wyoming Army National Guard.

Facts about Lusambo Airport (LBO):

• The closest airport to Lusambo Airport (LBO) is Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) S of LBO.
• The furthest airport from Lusambo Airport (LBO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Lusambo Airport (meaning Lusambo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.