Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,312 miles (or 11,767 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 Pittsburgh International 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 Pittsburgh International Airport. 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: | PIT / KPIT | 
| Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport | 
| Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W | 
| Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PIT | 
| More Information: | PIT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- 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.
- 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 (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
Facts about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- PIT offers on site parking operated by the Grant Oliver Corporation and patrolled by the Allegheny County Police.
- In 1972 rotundas were added to the end of each dock to expand the number of gates.
- The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
- The 1956 airport diagram shows runway 10/28 7500 ft, 5/23 5766 ft and 14/32 5965 ft.
- By the late 1990s growth had leveled off, with USAir concentrating on expanding at Philadelphia and Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1959 the east dock was added to the terminal, and on July 25, 1959 TWA started Boeing 707 flights to Pittsburgh.
- The landside terminal is the building closer to the parking areas and the entry point for passengers whose flights originate from Pittsburgh.
- The airport was designed by a local architect named Joseph W.




