Nonstop flight route between Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo and Brussels, Belgium:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR), Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,875 miles (or 6,235 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport and Brussels 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR):

• Because of Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) is Cabinda Airport (CAB), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of PNR.
• Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• Pier B is the oldest pier that is still in use at Brussels Airport and is only used for flights outside the Schengen Area.
• The origins of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date back to 1940, when the German occupying force laid claim to 600 ha of agricultural fields reserved as back-up airfield "Steenokkerzeel".
• The airport also features places of worship, as well as a place for mediation for humanists.
• Pier A West is a planned expansion of Pier A, and is meant to relieve Pier B by also handling flights from non-Schengen countries.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• Brussels Airport uses a one terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single roof.
• Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were constructed.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.