Nonstop flight route between Lincang, Yunnan, China and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lincang Airport (LNJ), Lincang, Yunnan, China and Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,102 miles (or 8,211 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 Lincang Airport and Kuvumu 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 Lincang Airport and Kuvumu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNJ / ZPLC |
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Location: | Lincang, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°44'17"N by 100°1'30"E |
Area Served: | Lincang, Yunnan |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNJ |
More Information: | LNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKY / FZMA |
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Location: | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°18'32"S by 28°48'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5643 feet (1,720 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKY |
More Information: | BKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lincang Airport (LNJ):
- Lincang Airport (LNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lincang Airport (LNJ) is Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) WNW of LNJ.
- In addition to being known as "Lincang Airport", other names for LNJ include "临沧机场" and "Líncāng Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Lincang Airport (LNJ) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is located 11,833 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (BKY):
- The closest airport to Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of BKY.
- The furthest airport from Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kuvumu Airport (meaning Kuvumu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,011 miles (19,330 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Kuvumu Airport's high elevation of 5,643 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kuvumu Airport", other names for BKY include "Bukavu Kuvumu Airport" and "Kuvumu Airport (Bukavu)".
- Kuvumu Airport (BKY) currently has only 1 runway.