Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°49'5"N by 24°47'36"E)
Distance from OKC to BZU:
7,880.95 miles (12,683.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Buta Zega Airport (BZU), Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,881 miles (or 12,683 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Buta Zega 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Buta Zega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKC / KOKC |
| Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
| More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZU / FZKJ |
| Airport Name: | Buta Zega Airport |
| Location: | Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°49'5"N by 24°47'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZU |
| More Information: | BZU Maps & Info |
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- Will Rogers World Airport is used by military flights of the Oklahoma Air National Guard as well as air taxi and corporate service, although most of these flights use the Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City's FAA-designated reliever facility.
- In 2012 over 3.68 million passengers passed through Will Rogers World Airport, up 3.4% over 2011.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
- By the late 1990s the Oklahoma City Airport Trust deemed the 1967-built terminal building unsuitable.
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- Various FAR Part 135 Operators operate in and out of the airport, such as small cargo feeder airlines operating small propeller aircraft.
- During 2012 the Phase III expansion plan was updated to include a new Central Concourse reconfiguration plan.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- Great Plains Airlines, a regional airline based in Tulsa, made Will Rogers World Airport a hub in 2001, with non-stop flights to Tulsa, Albuquerque, and Colorado Springs and direct or connecting flights to Nashville, St.
- Until 2008, the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Airlift Wing and its C-130 Hercules aircraft were located at the airport's Will Rogers Air National Guard Base.
Facts about Buta Zega Airport (BZU):
- The closest airport to Buta Zega Airport (BZU) is Yangambi Airport (YAN), which is located 141 miles (228 kilometers) S of BZU.
- The furthest airport from Buta Zega Airport (BZU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Buta Zega Airport (meaning Buta Zega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Buta Zega Airport (BZU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.09 miles (16.24 km) NNW | Wiley Post Airport (PWA) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.15 miles (19.56 km) E | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 12.51 miles (20.13 km) SE | University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 29.10 miles (46.82 km) SW | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 33.32 miles (53.63 km) NNE | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 37.16 miles (59.80 km) E | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 59.76 miles (96.17 km) ENE | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 60.32 miles (97.07 km) NE | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 60.42 miles (97.23 km) NNE | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 66.44 miles (106.93 km) SE | Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 66.89 miles (107.65 km) SSW | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 67.75 miles (109.03 km) NNW | Vance Air Force Base (END) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 68.51 miles (110.26 km) SW | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 68.88 miles (110.86 km) N | Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 73.37 miles (118.08 km) SW | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,852.98 miles (17,466.13 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,616.28 miles (17,085.21 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,597.22 miles (17,054.53 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,584.07 miles (17,033.37 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,563.55 miles (17,000.34 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,543.12 miles (16,967.46 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,539.92 miles (16,962.32 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,530.85 miles (16,947.71 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,526.63 miles (16,940.92 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 10 | 10,526.42 miles (16,940.59 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,517.89 miles (16,926.86 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,508.96 miles (16,912.49 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,501.10 miles (16,899.84 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,500.77 miles (16,899.31 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,496.10 miles (16,891.79 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 141.46 miles (227.65 km) S | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 152.35 miles (245.18 km) N | Zemio Airport (IMO) | Zemio, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 165.77 miles (266.78 km) SSE | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 190.62 miles (306.78 km) NNE | M'Boki Airport (MKI) | Obo, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 192.86 miles (310.38 km) E | Matari Airport (IRP) | Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 194.16 miles (312.46 km) NW | Bangassou Airport (BGU) | Bangassou, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 231.94 miles (373.27 km) W | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 241.53 miles (388.70 km) NW | Bakouma Airport (BMF) | Bakouma, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 276.77 miles (445.42 km) NNW | Yalinga Airport (AIG) | Yalinga, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 281.36 miles (452.80 km) WNW | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 296.60 miles (477.33 km) SSW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 320.97 miles (516.54 km) NW | Bria Airport (BIV) | Bria, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 344.77 miles (554.86 km) SW | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 353.96 miles (569.64 km) NW | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 358.46 miles (576.88 km) ESE | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,073.33 miles (19,430.09 km) SSE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,780.39 miles (18,958.65 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,493.81 miles (18,497.45 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,475.26 miles (18,467.59 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,466.57 miles (18,453.62 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,437.30 miles (18,406.50 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,428.92 miles (18,393.01 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,420.68 miles (18,379.75 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,397.97 miles (18,343.22 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,371.63 miles (18,300.82 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,358.00 miles (18,278.88 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,350.12 miles (18,266.21 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,315.24 miles (18,210.07 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,298.19 miles (18,182.64 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,248.53 miles (18,102.71 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |