Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Batajnica, Serbia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Batajnica Airbase (BJY), Batajnica, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,268 miles (or 5,259 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 Batajnica Airbase, 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 Batajnica Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYI / HRYG | 
| Airport Name: | Gisenyi Airport | 
| Location: | Gisenyi, Rwanda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E | 
| Area Served: | Gisenyi, Rwanda | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian | 
| Elevation: | 5082 feet (1,549 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GYI | 
| More Information: | GYI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJY / LYBT | 
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| Location: | Batajnica, Serbia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°56'7"N by 20°15'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Belgrade | 
| Operator/Owner: | Serbian Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BJY | 
| More Information: | BJY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (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.
 - The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
 - Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - RwandAir, the national carrier, operated a three weekly service between Gisenyi Airport and Kigali International Airport.
 - 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 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.
 
Facts about Batajnica Airbase (BJY):
- Civil aviation authorities in Serbia have speculated about the possibility to transform Batajnica to accept commercial flights from low-cost carriers at some point in the future.
 - Construction of the airbase started in 1947 and was completed in 1951, when the airbase was officially opened.
 - The closest airport to Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of BJY.
 - In addition to being known as "Batajnica Airbase", other names for BJY include "Aerodrom Batajnica" and "Аеродром Батајница".
 - Batajnica Airbase (BJY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
