Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 773 miles (or 1,245 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 relatively short distance between Gisenyi Airport and Julius Nyerere International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | DAR / HTDA | 
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| Location: | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°52'41"S by 39°12'10"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 182 feet (55 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DAR | 
| More Information: | DAR 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 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.
 - RwandAir, the national carrier, operated a three weekly service between Gisenyi Airport and Kigali International Airport.
 - The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
 
Facts about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR):
- Because of Julius Nyerere International Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Julius Nyerere International 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.
 - Dar es Salaam Airport, Terminal I, was built in the Ukonga area in 1954.
 - In addition to being known as "Julius Nyerere International Airport", another name for DAR is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere".
 - The furthest airport from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 - In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year.
 - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of DAR.
 
