Nonstop flight route between Kigali, Rwanda and Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali, Rwanda and Bacacheri Airport (BFH), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,497 miles (or 8,846 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 Kigali International Airport and Bacacheri 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 Kigali International Airport and Bacacheri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGL / HRYR |
| Airport Name: | Kigali International Airport |
| Location: | Kigali, Rwanda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°57'59"S by 30°7'59"E |
| Area Served: | Kigali |
| Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Civil aviation airport |
| Elevation: | 4891 feet (1,491 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGL |
| More Information: | KGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFH / SBBI |
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| Location: | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°24'11"S by 49°14'0"W |
| Area Served: | Curitiba |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3057 feet (932 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFH |
| More Information: | BFH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kigali International Airport (KGL):
- Kigali International Airport (KGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of KGL.
- In addition, Akagera Aviation and the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority have their offices at the airport.
- Because of Kigali International Airport's high elevation of 4,891 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- There are three terminals at Kigali.
- Kigali International Airport, formerly known as Gregoire Kayibanda International Airport, but sometimes referred to as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
- The furthest airport from Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
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Facts about Bacacheri Airport (BFH):
- In addition to being known as "Bacacheri Airport", another name for BFH is "Aeroporto do Bacacheri".
- Bacacheri Airport handled 90,360 passengers last year.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The closest airport to Bacacheri Airport (BFH) is Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BFH.
- The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 2 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
- Bacacheri Airport (BFH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bacacheri Airport (BFH) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bacacheri Airport (meaning Bacacheri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
