Nonstop flight route between Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany and Gisenyi, Rwanda:
Departure Airport:
(47°40'17"N by 9°30'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E)
Distance from FDH to GYI:
3,612.03 miles (5,812.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH), Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany and Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,612 miles (or 5,813 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 Friedrichshafen 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 Friedrichshafen 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: | FDH / EDNY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°40'17"N by 9°30'41"E |
| Area Served: | Friedrichshafen, Germany and Lake Constance |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Friedrichshafen GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1358 feet (414 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FDH |
| More Information: | FDH 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 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH):
- The furthest airport from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Friedrichshafen Airport (meaning Friedrichshafen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,045 miles (19,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) is St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of FDH.
- Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Friedrichshafen can be reached from all directions via federal highways B30 and B31 which are connected to several motorways like the A96 from Munich or the A13/A14 from Austria and Switzerland.
- In addition to being known as "Friedrichshafen Airport", another name for FDH is "Flughafen Friedrichshafen".
- The airport consists of one passenger terminal building that features eight departure gates as well as some shops and restaurants.
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- RwandAir, the national carrier, operated a three weekly service between Gisenyi Airport and Kigali International Airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
- Gisenyi Airport, is located in Rwanda's Western Province, in Rubavu District, in the town of Gisenyi, at the International border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.05 miles (21.00 km) S | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 21.68 miles (34.89 km) SSE | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 3 | 47.07 miles (75.76 km) WSW | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) SW | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 71.63 miles (115.28 km) N | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 6 | 78.35 miles (126.09 km) N | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 7 | 80.52 miles (129.59 km) SSE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 83.76 miles (134.80 km) NE | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 9 | 89.25 miles (143.64 km) ENE | Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 90.18 miles (145.13 km) ESE | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 11 | 91.53 miles (147.31 km) WNW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 12 | 92.47 miles (148.81 km) W | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 92.47 miles (148.81 km) W | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 14 | 100.99 miles (162.52 km) NW | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 104.22 miles (167.72 km) WNW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,044.57 miles (19,383.80 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,611.29 miles (18,686.52 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,591.89 miles (18,655.29 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,589.28 miles (18,651.09 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,587.04 miles (18,647.48 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,581.91 miles (18,639.24 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,581.88 miles (18,639.18 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,581.64 miles (18,638.79 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,568.51 miles (18,617.66 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,559.93 miles (18,603.85 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,546.76 miles (18,582.67 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,541.81 miles (18,574.70 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,540.08 miles (18,571.92 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,530.98 miles (18,557.28 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,523.71 miles (18,545.56 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.55 miles (2.50 km) WNW | Goma Airport (GOM) | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 53.41 miles (85.95 km) SW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 63.57 miles (102.30 km) ESE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 71.43 miles (114.96 km) SSE | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 5 | 83.19 miles (133.88 km) SE | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 6 | 113.66 miles (182.91 km) S | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 7 | 120.96 miles (194.67 km) NE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 8 | 129.37 miles (208.20 km) SSE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 9 | 141.76 miles (228.13 km) NNE | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 156.52 miles (251.89 km) N | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 178.63 miles (287.48 km) E | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 223.26 miles (359.30 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) NNE | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 246.16 miles (396.16 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 250.21 miles (402.68 km) ENE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,979.97 miles (19,279.85 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,345.03 miles (18,258.01 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,306.79 miles (18,196.46 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,284.90 miles (18,161.25 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,282.30 miles (18,157.06 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,278.23 miles (18,150.50 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,233.85 miles (18,079.09 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,208.64 miles (18,038.52 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,182.68 miles (17,996.74 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,181.58 miles (17,994.96 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,167.60 miles (17,972.47 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,163.27 miles (17,965.50 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,156.81 miles (17,955.10 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,138.59 miles (17,925.78 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,137.82 miles (17,924.54 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |