Nonstop flight route between Wenatchee, Washington, United States and Gisenyi, Rwanda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT), Wenatchee, Washington, United States and Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,787 miles (or 14,142 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 Pangborn Memorial Airport and Gisenyi 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 Pangborn Memorial Airport and Gisenyi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EAT / KEAT |
Airport Name: | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
Location: | Wenatchee, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°23'53"N by 120°12'20"W |
Area Served: | Wenatchee, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1249 feet (381 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EAT |
More Information: | EAT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYI / HRYG |
Airport Name: | Gisenyi Airport |
Location: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E |
Area Served: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5082 feet (1,549 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYI |
More Information: | GYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT):
- Pangborn Memorial Airport is named for Clyde Pangborn, who in 1931 became the first person to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean.
- The closest airport to Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) is Bowers Field (ELN), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSW of EAT.
- In 2009, the FAA recommended and approved an expansion of the Pangborn runway to 7,000 feet.
- Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- Because of Gisenyi Airport's high elevation of 5,082 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gisenyi Airport is an airport in Rwanda.
- Gisenyi Airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Gisenyi and the neighboring city of Goma, across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
- The furthest airport from Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.