Nonstop flight route between Huron, South Dakota, United States and Butare, Rwanda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huron Regional Airport (HON), Huron, South Dakota, United States and Butare Airport (BTQ), Butare, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,159 miles (or 13,131 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 Huron Regional Airport and Butare 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 Huron Regional Airport and Butare Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HON / KHON |
Airport Name: | Huron Regional Airport |
Location: | Huron, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 98°13'42"W |
Area Served: | Huron, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Huron |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1289 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HON |
More Information: | HON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTQ / HRYI |
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Location: | Butare, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°35'42"S by 29°44'23"E |
Area Served: | Butare, Rwanda |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5801 feet (1,768 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTQ |
More Information: | BTQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Huron Regional Airport (HON):
- The closest airport to Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of HON.
- The furthest airport from Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Huron Regional Airport (HON) has 2 runways.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,365 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,170 in 2009 and 2,016 in 2010.
Facts about Butare Airport (BTQ):
- In addition to being known as "Butare Airport", another name for BTQ is "Butare".
- The furthest airport from Butare Airport (BTQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,946 miles (19,224 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Butare Airport is an airport in Rwanda.
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- Butare Airport (BTQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Butare Airport (BTQ) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of BTQ.
- Because of Butare Airport's high elevation of 5,801 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BTQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BTQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.