Nonstop flight route between Denver, Colorado, United States and Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado, United States and Yangambi Airport (YAN), Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,179 miles (or 13,163 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 Denver International Airport and Yangambi 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 Denver International Airport and Yangambi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Denver International Airport (DEN):

• The automated baggage system never worked as designed, and in August 2005 it became public knowledge that United would abandon the system, a decision that would save them $1 million per month in maintenance costs.
• The closest airport to Denver International Airport (DEN) is Centennial Airport (APA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of DEN.
• DIA finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion, nearly $2 billion over budget.
• Jeppesen Terminal's internationally recognized peaked roof, designed by Fentress Bradburn Architects, is reflective of snow-capped mountains and evokes the early history of Colorado when Native American teepees were located across the Great Plains.
• Denver International Airport handled 52,556,359 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Denver International Airport (DEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport's computerized baggage system, which was supposed to reduce delays, shorten waiting times at luggage carousels, and cut airline labor costs, was an unmitigated failure.
• Because of Denver International Airport's high elevation of 5,431 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DEN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DEN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Denver International Airport (DEN) has 6 runways.
• At 35,000 acres, DIA is by far the largest land area commercial airport in the United States.

Facts about Yangambi Airport (YAN):

• In addition to being known as "Yangambi Airport", another name for YAN is "Yangambi Airport".
• The furthest airport from Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Yangambi Airport (meaning Yangambi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Bangoka International Airport (FKI), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of YAN.