Nonstop flight route between Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rensselaer, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jasper County Airport (RNZ), Rensselaer, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,655 miles (or 12,320 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 Jasper County 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 Jasper County 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: | RNZ / KRZL | 
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| Location: | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°56'52"N by 87°10'57"W | 
| Area Served: | Jasper County | 
| Operator/Owner: | Jasper County Board of Aviation Commissioners  | 
                
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 698 feet (213 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RNZ | 
| More Information: | RNZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- 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.
 - The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of 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.
 - On 15 April 2008, a Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 overshot the runway during an aborted takeoff and crashed into the marketplace immediately to the south of the airport, killing over 40 people.
 
Facts about Jasper County Airport (RNZ):
- In addition to being known as "Jasper County Airport", another name for RNZ is "RZL".
 - The furthest airport from Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,126 miles (17,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Because of Jasper County Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Jasper County 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.
 - Jasper County Airport covers an area of 108 acres at an elevation of 698 feet above mean sea level.
 - Jasper County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Rensselaer, a city in Jasper County, Indiana, United States.
 - Jasper County Airport (RNZ) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of RNZ.
 
