Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Málaga, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,422 miles (or 5,508 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 Gisenyi Airport and Málaga 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 Gisenyi Airport and Málaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):

• The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
• Because of Gisenyi Airport's high elevation of 5,082 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Gisenyi Airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Gisenyi and the neighboring city of Goma, across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• The furthest airport from Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):

• In November 2005 Monarch opened a base at Málaga.
• The furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
• The terminal is due to be refurbished, and has received new check-in desks, along with a new baggage reclaim carousel.
• In 1937, Málaga Airport became a military base.
• Málaga Airport has three terminals, adjacent to each other.
• Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
• Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
• On 16 December 2009, low cost carrier Ryanair announced a base at this airport.
• The closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
• In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
• Málaga Airport is one of the oldest Spanish airports that has stayed in its original location.
• On 15 March 2010, the new Terminal 3 was completed.
• Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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.