Nonstop flight route between Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bardufoss, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB), Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bardufoss Airport (BDU), Bardufoss, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,190 miles (or 8,352 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 Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) and Bardufoss 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 Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) and Bardufoss Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB):

• The closest airport to Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) is Cabinda Airport (CAB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of MNB.
• The furthest airport from Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• Because of Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Muanda Airport (Moanda 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.
• Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bardufoss Airport (BDU):

• Bardufoss Airport handled 207,650 passengers last year.
• The Norwegian Aviation College college was established at Bardufoss Airport in 1992 as the world's northern-most flight school.
• Bardufoss was selected an emergency landing airfield by the Norwegian Army Air Service in 1934, with construction starting in early 1935.
• The furthest airport from Bardufoss Airport (BDU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,613 miles (17,079 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Three times a week SAS operated a night flight from Bardufoss and Bodø to Oslo, with Andøya Airport, Andenes added in 1964, using a Convair Metropolitan.
• Norwegian won the tender for military air transport services from 2008, resulting in the airline commencing flights from Bardufoss to Oslo, with SAS terminating the service.
• Because of Bardufoss Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Bardufoss 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 closest airport to Bardufoss Airport (BDU) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNE of BDU.
• Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347, SAS-operated McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route to Bodø Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu, was hijacking by Haris Keč on 3 November 1994.
• In addition to being known as "Bardufoss Airport", another name for BDU is "Bardufoss lufthavn".