Nonstop flight route between Gitega, Burundi and Sheghnan, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gitega Airport (GID), Gitega, Burundi and Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,888 miles (or 6,257 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 Sheghnan 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 Gitega Airport and Sheghnan Airport. 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: | SGA / OASN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | 
| Elevation: | 6700 feet (2,042 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SGA | 
| More Information: | SGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gitega Airport (GID):
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Gitega Airport (GID) is Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of GID.
Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):
- The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
- Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".




