Nonstop flight route between Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Labasa, Fiji:
Departure Airport:
(1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(16°28'0"S by 179°20'22"E)
Distance from GOM to LBS:
10,043.40 miles (16,163.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Labasa Airport (LBS), Labasa, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,043 miles (or 16,163 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 Labasa 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 Labasa 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: | LBS / NFNL |
| Airport Name: | Labasa Airport |
| Location: | Labasa, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°28'0"S by 179°20'22"E |
| Area Served: | Labasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBS |
| More Information: | LBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- 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.
- 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.
- At 17:55 local time on 4 March 2013, a Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 from Lodja crashed short of landing in heavy rain, into a residential area.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
- 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.
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Labasa Airport (LBS):
- Because of Labasa Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Labasa 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 Labasa Airport (LBS) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Labasa Airport (meaning Labasa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
- The closest airport to Labasa Airport (LBS) is Koro Airport (KXF), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) S of LBS.
- Labasa Airport (LBS) 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 | 60.99 miles (98.15 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 94.16 miles (151.53 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 120.49 miles (193.91 km) W | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 120.50 miles (193.92 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 5 | 123.92 miles (199.43 km) SE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 6 | 150.60 miles (242.37 km) SSE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 7 | 153.65 miles (247.27 km) SW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 8 | 169.89 miles (273.41 km) WSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 195.23 miles (314.19 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) NE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 339.68 miles (546.66 km) E | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 370.90 miles (596.90 km) NE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 473.72 miles (762.38 km) ESE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 14 | 488.42 miles (786.03 km) SE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 548.80 miles (883.21 km) N | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.15 miles (19,939.96 km) WNW | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 2 | 12,311.96 miles (19,814.13 km) NNW | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 12,294.74 miles (19,786.42 km) NNW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 12,280.45 miles (19,763.43 km) N | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 12,280.31 miles (19,763.20 km) E | Timbuktu Airport (TOM) | Timbuktu, Mali | |
| 6 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) NNW | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 12,262.71 miles (19,734.86 km) NNE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,241.85 miles (19,701.29 km) E | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali | |
| 9 | 12,214.80 miles (19,657.77 km) NNW | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 12,204.23 miles (19,640.76 km) NNE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 12,200.78 miles (19,635.21 km) N | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,193.70 miles (19,623.82 km) N | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,173.57 miles (19,591.42 km) N | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 12,172.13 miles (19,589.10 km) ENE | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 15 | 12,157.12 miles (19,564.94 km) NW | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |