Nonstop flight route between Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Baia Mare, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E)
Distance from GOM to BAY:
3,426.03 miles (5,513.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Baia Mare Airport (BAY), Baia Mare, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,426 miles (or 5,514 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 Goma Airport and Baia Mare 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 Goma Airport and Baia Mare Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOM / FZNA |
| Airport Name: | Goma Airport |
| Location: | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5089 feet (1,551 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOM |
| More Information: | GOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAY / LRBM |
| Airport Name: | Baia Mare Airport |
| Location: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E |
| Area Served: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Maramureş County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 605 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAY |
| More Information: | BAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- Because of Goma Airport's high elevation of 5,089 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
- On 19 November 2009, Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Flight 3711, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-CAB overran the runway on landing, suffering substantial damage.
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Goma Airport (GOM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,981 miles (19,282 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Initially built with a paved 3 km runway and a large terminal and apron, the airport has not recovered from the 2002 eruption of the volcano Nyiragongo, 14 km to the north.
Facts about Baia Mare Airport (BAY):
- Baia Mare Airport handled 16,798 passengers last year.
- Because of Baia Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Baia Mare Airport 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.
- The furthest airport from Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of BAY.
- Baia Mare Airport (BAY) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.55 miles (2.50 km) ESE | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda |     |
| 2 | 53.19 miles (85.61 km) SW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 65.10 miles (104.77 km) ESE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 72.70 miles (117.00 km) SSE | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 5 | 84.66 miles (136.24 km) SE | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 6 | 114.41 miles (184.13 km) S | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 7 | 121.58 miles (195.67 km) NE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 8 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SSE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 9 | 141.70 miles (228.04 km) NNE | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 155.96 miles (250.99 km) N | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 179.91 miles (289.54 km) E | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 224.13 miles (360.70 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 233.64 miles (376.01 km) NNE | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 245.11 miles (394.46 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 251.10 miles (404.11 km) ENE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.32 miles (19,282.02 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,346.45 miles (18,260.30 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,306.29 miles (18,195.67 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,285.43 miles (18,162.10 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,282.61 miles (18,157.56 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,278.52 miles (18,150.97 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,234.21 miles (18,079.66 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,208.99 miles (18,039.08 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,183.45 miles (17,997.98 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,182.39 miles (17,996.26 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,168.32 miles (17,973.63 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,163.57 miles (17,965.98 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,156.43 miles (17,954.50 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,138.29 miles (17,925.30 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,137.49 miles (17,924.01 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.20 miles (43.77 km) W | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 2 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) S | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 3 | 85.29 miles (137.26 km) WSW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 4 | 87.07 miles (140.13 km) W | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 5 | 93.54 miles (150.53 km) SSE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 6 | 101.58 miles (163.48 km) NNE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 123.53 miles (198.79 km) ENE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 123.84 miles (199.30 km) NW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) WNW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 10 | 132.66 miles (213.49 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) E | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 12 | 145.95 miles (234.88 km) SW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 13 | 150.50 miles (242.21 km) N | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 162.67 miles (261.80 km) SW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 15 | 164.46 miles (264.68 km) NE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,442.97 miles (18,415.63 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,018.62 miles (17,732.71 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,999.22 miles (17,701.49 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,994.63 miles (17,694.10 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,972.10 miles (17,657.84 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,967.67 miles (17,650.71 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,962.67 miles (17,642.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,944.73 miles (17,613.80 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,941.95 miles (17,609.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,936.56 miles (17,600.65 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,932.68 miles (17,594.40 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,930.34 miles (17,590.63 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,923.76 miles (17,580.04 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,922.76 miles (17,578.43 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,900.14 miles (17,542.03 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |