Nonstop flight route between Healy Lake, Alaska, United States and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(63°59'44"N by 144°41'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E)
Distance from HKB to GOM:
8,119.52 miles (13,067.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Healy River Airport (HKB), Healy Lake, Alaska, United States and Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,120 miles (or 13,067 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 Healy River Airport and Goma 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 Healy River Airport and Goma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKB / |
| Airport Name: | Healy River Airport |
| Location: | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'44"N by 144°41'32"W |
| Area Served: | Healy Lake, Alaska |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKB |
| More Information: | HKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOM / FZNA |
| Airport Name: | Goma Airport |
| Location: | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5089 feet (1,551 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOM |
| More Information: | GOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Healy River Airport (HKB):
- The furthest airport from Healy River Airport (HKB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,322 miles (16,612 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Healy River Airport (HKB) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) W of HKB.
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- At 17:55 local time on 4 March 2013, a Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 from Lodja crashed short of landing in heavy rain, into a residential area.
- The furthest airport from Goma Airport (GOM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,981 miles (19,282 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Goma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Because of Goma Airport's high elevation of 5,089 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On 15 April 2008, a Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 overshot the runway during an aborted takeoff and crashed into the marketplace immediately to the south of the airport, killing over 40 people.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.13 miles (50.09 km) W | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.24 miles (50.28 km) W | Delta Junction Airport (DJN) | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 59.75 miles (96.16 km) SE | Tanacross Airport (TSG) | Tanacross, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 70.56 miles (113.56 km) SE | Tok Airport (TKJ) | Tok, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 83.06 miles (133.67 km) E | Chicken Airport (CKX) | Chicken, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 85.66 miles (137.86 km) NW | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 102.96 miles (165.70 km) N | Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) | Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 104.78 miles (168.63 km) NW | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 109.06 miles (175.52 km) N | Central Airport (CEM) | Central, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 110.08 miles (177.16 km) WNW | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 111.27 miles (179.08 km) SE | Northway Airport (ORT) | Northway, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 118.80 miles (191.19 km) ENE | Eagle Airport (EAA) | Eagle, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 127.86 miles (205.76 km) N | Circle City Airport (IRC) | Circle, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 129.40 miles (208.25 km) S | Gulkana Airport (GKN) | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 129.64 miles (208.63 km) W | McKinley National Park Airport (MCL) | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,322.48 miles (16,612.38 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,302.86 miles (16,580.80 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,292.92 miles (16,564.81 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,273.62 miles (16,533.76 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,243.75 miles (16,485.67 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,176.38 miles (16,377.25 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,137.09 miles (16,314.02 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,062.36 miles (16,193.77 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,055.40 miles (16,182.56 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,054.27 miles (16,180.73 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,053.71 miles (16,179.84 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,051.41 miles (16,176.14 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,047.78 miles (16,170.30 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,026.48 miles (16,136.02 km) SSE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,022.60 miles (16,129.78 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.55 miles (2.50 km) ESE | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda | |
| 2 | 53.19 miles (85.61 km) SW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 65.10 miles (104.77 km) ESE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 72.70 miles (117.00 km) SSE | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 5 | 84.66 miles (136.24 km) SE | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 6 | 114.41 miles (184.13 km) S | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 7 | 121.58 miles (195.67 km) NE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 8 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SSE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 9 | 141.70 miles (228.04 km) NNE | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 155.96 miles (250.99 km) N | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 179.91 miles (289.54 km) E | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 224.13 miles (360.70 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 233.64 miles (376.01 km) NNE | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 245.11 miles (394.46 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 251.10 miles (404.11 km) ENE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.32 miles (19,282.02 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,346.45 miles (18,260.30 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,306.29 miles (18,195.67 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,285.43 miles (18,162.10 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,282.61 miles (18,157.56 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,278.52 miles (18,150.97 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,234.21 miles (18,079.66 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,208.99 miles (18,039.08 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,183.45 miles (17,997.98 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,182.39 miles (17,996.26 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,168.32 miles (17,973.63 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,163.57 miles (17,965.98 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,156.43 miles (17,954.50 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,138.29 miles (17,925.30 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,137.49 miles (17,924.01 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |