Nonstop flight route between Setif, Algeria and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(36°10'36"N by 5°17'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E)
Distance from QSF to GOM:
3,035.27 miles (4,884.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), Setif, Algeria and Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,035 miles (or 4,885 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 Ain Arnat Airport and Goma 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 Ain Arnat Airport and Goma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QSF / DAAS |
| Airport Name: | Ain Arnat Airport |
| Location: | Setif, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°10'36"N by 5°17'18"E |
| Area Served: | Sétif |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA-Constantine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3406 feet (1,038 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QSF |
| More Information: | QSF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOM / FZNA |
| Airport Name: | Goma Airport |
| Location: | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'11"S by 29°14'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5089 feet (1,551 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOM |
| More Information: | GOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Ain Arnat Airport (QSF):
- Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ain Arnat Airport (meaning Ain Arnat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) is Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of QSF.
Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):
- Goma Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Initially built with a paved 3 km runway and a large terminal and apron, the airport has not recovered from the 2002 eruption of the volcano Nyiragongo, 14 km to the north.
- The furthest airport from Goma Airport (GOM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,981 miles (19,282 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Goma Airport's high elevation of 5,089 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Goma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- On 15 April 2008, a Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 overshot the runway during an aborted takeoff and crashed into the marketplace immediately to the south of the airport, killing over 40 people.
- The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.94 miles (62.67 km) NNW | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 53.68 miles (86.40 km) NE | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 3 | 64.18 miles (103.29 km) ESE | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 4 | 74.40 miles (119.73 km) E | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 5 | 84.18 miles (135.48 km) SW | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 6 | 98.87 miles (159.11 km) SSE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 7 | 103.77 miles (167.00 km) ENE | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 8 | 120.60 miles (194.08 km) WNW | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 9 | 136.62 miles (219.87 km) WNW | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 10 | 139.54 miles (224.57 km) W | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 11 | 147.32 miles (237.09 km) ENE | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 12 | 202.60 miles (326.06 km) SSE | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 13 | 206.67 miles (332.61 km) ENE | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 14 | 220.41 miles (354.72 km) W | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 15 | 233.23 miles (375.35 km) ESE | Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) | Gafsa, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,000.58 miles (19,313.01 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,959.72 miles (19,247.26 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,925.20 miles (19,191.70 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,924.50 miles (19,190.58 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,924.32 miles (19,190.29 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,902.12 miles (19,154.56 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,901.39 miles (19,153.38 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,898.98 miles (19,149.51 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,893.04 miles (19,139.95 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,892.08 miles (19,138.39 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,889.74 miles (19,134.64 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,875.57 miles (19,111.82 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,861.90 miles (19,089.83 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,851.96 miles (19,073.83 km) E | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,839.48 miles (19,053.74 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.55 miles (2.50 km) ESE | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda | |
| 2 | 53.19 miles (85.61 km) SW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 65.10 miles (104.77 km) ESE | Kigali International Airport (KGL) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 72.70 miles (117.00 km) SSE | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 5 | 84.66 miles (136.24 km) SE | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 6 | 114.41 miles (184.13 km) S | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 7 | 121.58 miles (195.67 km) NE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 8 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SSE | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 9 | 141.70 miles (228.04 km) NNE | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 155.96 miles (250.99 km) N | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 179.91 miles (289.54 km) E | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 224.13 miles (360.70 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 233.64 miles (376.01 km) NNE | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 245.11 miles (394.46 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 251.10 miles (404.11 km) ENE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.32 miles (19,282.02 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,346.45 miles (18,260.30 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,306.29 miles (18,195.67 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,285.43 miles (18,162.10 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,282.61 miles (18,157.56 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,278.52 miles (18,150.97 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,234.21 miles (18,079.66 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,208.99 miles (18,039.08 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,183.45 miles (17,997.98 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,182.39 miles (17,996.26 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,168.32 miles (17,973.63 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,163.57 miles (17,965.98 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,156.43 miles (17,954.50 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,138.29 miles (17,925.30 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,137.49 miles (17,924.01 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |