Nonstop flight route between Gitega, Burundi and Notodden, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gitega Airport (GID), Gitega, Burundi and Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB), Notodden, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,497 miles (or 7,237 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 Gitega Airport and Notodden Airport, Tuven, 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 Gitega Airport and Notodden Airport, Tuven. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GID / HBBE |
| Airport Name: | Gitega Airport |
| Location: | Gitega, Burundi |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°25'58"S by 29°55'1"E |
| Area Served: | Gitega, Burundi |
| Elevation: | 5741 feet (1,750 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GID |
| More Information: | GID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTB / ENNO |
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| Location: | Notodden, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°33'56"N by 9°12'43"E |
| Area Served: | Notodden, Telemark, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Notodden Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NTB |
| More Information: | NTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Gitega Airport (GID):
- The furthest airport from Gitega Airport (GID) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Gitega Airport's high elevation of 5,741 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GID. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GID a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gitega Airport (GID) is Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of GID.
Facts about Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB):
- The issue was first discussed politically on 23 April 1955.
- In 1979, Det Norske Helikoperskole started Norway's first helicopter pilot school at the airport.
- The opening was planned for 18 October 1968, but was delayed to the following year after the airport was flooded a week before the scheduled date.
- Notodden Airport, Tuven handled 3,423 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Notodden Airport, Tuven's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Notodden Airport, Tuven 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.
- In addition to being known as "Notodden Airport, Tuven", another name for NTB is "Notodden flyplass, Tuven".
- Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of NTB.
- The airport is operated by the limited company Notodden Lufthavn AS, which is again owned by Notodden Municipality.
- The airport was opened in 1955, and the following year Braathens SAFE started services to Oslo and Stavanger.
