Nonstop flight route between Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sasstown, Liberia:
Departure Airport:
(1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W)
Distance from GOM to SAZ:
2,637.19 miles (4,244.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sasstown Airport (SAZ), Sasstown, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,637 miles (or 4,244 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 Sasstown 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 Sasstown 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: | SAZ / GLST |
| Airport Name: | Sasstown Airport |
| Location: | Sasstown, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sasstown |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAZ |
| More Information: | SAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
- 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 Sasstown Airport (SAZ):
- The furthest airport from Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Sasstown Airport (meaning Sasstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SAZ.
| 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 | 50.47 miles (81.22 km) WNW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 2 | 54.49 miles (87.69 km) ESE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 4 | 140.75 miles (226.51 km) NW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 143.30 miles (230.62 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 159.42 miles (256.56 km) E | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 171.25 miles (275.60 km) NW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 189.18 miles (304.45 km) NNE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 195.30 miles (314.31 km) NW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 195.37 miles (314.42 km) ENE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 195.46 miles (314.56 km) N | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 12 | 199.33 miles (320.80 km) NE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 218.19 miles (351.14 km) N | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 14 | 225.68 miles (363.20 km) ENE | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 261.43 miles (420.72 km) NE | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,072.39 miles (19,428.59 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,054.42 miles (19,399.66 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,049.01 miles (19,390.96 km) WSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 12,047.75 miles (19,388.92 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 12,008.01 miles (19,324.97 km) SE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 6 | 12,004.89 miles (19,319.96 km) SSW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,978.80 miles (19,277.97 km) SSW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,958.09 miles (19,244.64 km) SSW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,894.26 miles (19,141.90 km) S | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,849.27 miles (19,069.51 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 11 | 11,767.81 miles (18,938.40 km) SSE | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 11,761.80 miles (18,928.73 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,745.36 miles (18,902.28 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,723.43 miles (18,866.98 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,704.66 miles (18,836.77 km) NNE | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |