Nonstop flight route between Provo, Utah, United States and Bangassou, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah, United States and Bangassou Airport (BGU), Bangassou, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,198 miles (or 13,194 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 Provo Municipal Airport and Bangassou 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 Provo Municipal Airport and Bangassou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVU / KPVU |
| Airport Name: | Provo Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Provo, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°13'9"N by 111°43'24"W |
| Area Served: | Provo, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Provo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4497 feet (1,371 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVU |
| More Information: | PVU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGU / FEFG |
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| Location: | Bangassou, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°47'8"N by 22°46'57"E |
| Area Served: | Bangassou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGU |
| More Information: | BGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Provo Municipal Airport (PVU):
- In anticipation of commercial passenger service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening.
- Because of Provo Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,497 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PVU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PVU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,692 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) has 2 runways.
- The airport is used for general aviation and rarely had scheduled airline flights until June 2011 when Frontier Airlines began daily flights to Denver.
- The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005.
- The closest airport to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of PVU.
Facts about Bangassou Airport (BGU):
- The furthest airport from Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,972 miles (19,266 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) N of BGU.
- Bangassou Airport (BGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bangassou Airport", another name for BGU is "Bangassou Airport (Bangassou)".
