Nonstop flight route between Marcala, Honduras and Butare, Rwanda:
Departure Airport:
(14°9'0"N by 88°1'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°35'42"S by 29°44'23"E)
Distance from MRJ to BTQ:
8,121.54 miles (13,070.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marcala Airport (MRJ), Marcala, Honduras and Butare Airport (BTQ), Butare, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,122 miles (or 13,070 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 Marcala 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 Marcala 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: | MRJ / MHMA |
| Airport Name: | Marcala Airport |
| Location: | Marcala, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°9'0"N by 88°1'58"W |
| Area Served: | Marcala, Honduras |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRJ |
| More Information: | MRJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTQ / HRYI |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Marcala Airport (MRJ):
- The furthest airport from Marcala Airport (MRJ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Marcala Airport (meaning Marcala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,445 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Marcala Airport (MRJ) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of MRJ.
Facts about Butare Airport (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.
- In addition to being known as "Butare Airport", another name for BTQ is "Butare".
- Butare Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Butare.
- Butare Airport (BTQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Butare Airport (BTQ) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of BTQ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.37 km) ENE | Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) | Comayagua, Honduras |     |
| 2 | 55.02 miles (88.55 km) E | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 3 | 84.31 miles (135.69 km) SW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 4 | 90.31 miles (145.34 km) N | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 5 | 135.37 miles (217.85 km) NE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 6 | 165.53 miles (266.40 km) N | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 7 | 165.81 miles (266.84 km) N | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 8 | 166.37 miles (267.74 km) N | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 9 | 169.55 miles (272.87 km) W | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 10 | 180.46 miles (290.42 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 11 | 182.87 miles (294.31 km) WNW | Cobán Airport (CBV) | Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | |
| 12 | 187.09 miles (301.09 km) SE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 13 | 196.14 miles (315.66 km) N | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 14 | 198.05 miles (318.73 km) N | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 15 | 212.67 miles (342.26 km) NE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,082.66 miles (19,445.11 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,476.04 miles (18,468.85 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,450.82 miles (18,428.26 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,434.52 miles (18,402.03 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,381.15 miles (18,316.13 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,352.67 miles (18,270.31 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,347.50 miles (18,261.99 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,318.95 miles (18,216.04 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,308.06 miles (18,198.51 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,295.07 miles (18,177.61 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,285.88 miles (18,162.81 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,271.26 miles (18,139.29 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,264.90 miles (18,129.05 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,260.65 miles (18,122.22 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,247.13 miles (18,100.45 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.67 miles (39.70 km) E | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 2 | 51.21 miles (82.42 km) NNE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 3 | 58.15 miles (93.59 km) SSW | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 4 | 59.17 miles (95.23 km) SSE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 5 | 67.26 miles (108.25 km) WNW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 71.43 miles (114.96 km) NNW | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda | |
| 7 | 72.70 miles (117.00 km) NNW | Goma Airport (GOM) | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 152.95 miles (246.15 km) NNE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 9 | 158.30 miles (254.75 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 168.12 miles (270.56 km) ENE | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 194.05 miles (312.29 km) N | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 12 | 219.80 miles (353.73 km) N | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 220.61 miles (355.04 km) E | Mwanza Airport (MWZ) | Mwanza, Tanzania | |
| 14 | 229.16 miles (368.80 km) S | Kalemie Airport (FMI) | Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 261.00 miles (420.04 km) NE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,945.54 miles (19,224.43 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,284.04 miles (18,159.85 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,275.14 miles (18,145.53 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,229.11 miles (18,071.46 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,225.52 miles (18,065.68 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,225.44 miles (18,065.55 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,210.20 miles (18,041.03 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,189.67 miles (18,007.99 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,189.55 miles (18,007.80 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,180.01 miles (17,992.45 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,179.20 miles (17,991.14 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,158.86 miles (17,958.39 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,154.31 miles (17,951.07 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,120.92 miles (17,897.34 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,117.42 miles (17,891.71 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |