Nonstop flight route between Le Bourget (near Paris), France and Gisenyi, Rwanda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between ParisâLe Bourget Airport (LBG), Le Bourget (near Paris), France and Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,849 miles (or 6,194 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 ParisâLe Bourget Airport and Gisenyi 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 ParisâLe Bourget Airport and Gisenyi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBG / LFPB |
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Location: | Le Bourget (near Paris), France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°58'9"N by 2°26'29"E |
Operator/Owner: | AĂ©roports de Paris |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBG |
More Information: | LBG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about ParisâLe Bourget Airport (LBG):
- Because of ParisâLe Bourget Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at ParisâLe Bourget 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 airport hosts a statue commemorating Frenchwoman Raymonde de Laroche who was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence.
- The furthest airport from ParisâLe Bourget Airport (LBG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to ParisâLe Bourget Airport (meaning ParisâLe Bourget Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- ParisâLe Bourget Airport (LBG) has 3 runways.
- The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was Paris's only airport until the construction of Orly Airport in 1932.
- In addition to being known as "ParisâLe Bourget Airport", other names for LBG include "Paris - Le Bourget Airport", "AĂ©roport de Paris-Le Bourget" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-54".
- Statue honouring the 1927 transatlantic efforts of Charles Nungesser, Francois Coli, and Charles Lindbergh, placed in 1928 at the aerodrome's entrance.
- The closest airport to ParisâLe Bourget Airport (LBG) is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of LBG.
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
- 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.