Nonstop flight route between Gisenyi, Rwanda and Mzuzu, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda and Mzuzu Airport (ZZU), Mzuzu, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 749 miles (or 1,206 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 Mzuzu 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: | ZZU / FWUU |
Airport Name: | Mzuzu Airport |
Location: | Mzuzu, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°26'40"S by 34°0'42"E |
Area Served: | Mzuzu, Malawi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4115 feet (1,254 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZZU |
More Information: | ZZU Maps & Info |
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- Gisenyi Airport is an airport in Rwanda.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 located in Rwanda's Western Province, in Rubavu District, in the town of Gisenyi, at the International border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Facts about Mzuzu Airport (ZZU):
- The closest airport to Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of ZZU.
- Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Mzuzu Airport's high elevation of 4,115 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZZU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZZU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.