Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Stebbins, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Stebbins Airport (WBB), Stebbins, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,124 miles (or 13,074 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 Stebbins 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 Stebbins 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: | WBB / | 
| Airport Name: | Stebbins Airport | 
| Location: | Stebbins, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°30'56"N by 162°16'41"W | 
| Area Served: | Stebbins, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WBB | 
| More Information: | WBB Maps & Info | 
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.
- Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Stebbins Airport (WBB):
- The closest airport to Stebbins Airport (WBB) is St. Michael Airport (SMK), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of WBB.
- Because of Stebbins Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Stebbins 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.
- The furthest airport from Stebbins Airport (WBB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,395 miles (16,729 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Stebbins Airport (WBB) currently has only 1 runway.




