Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,971 miles (or 11,219 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 Adirondack Regional Airport and Kuvumu 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 Adirondack Regional Airport and Kuvumu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLK / KSLK | 
| Airport Name: | Adirondack Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Saranac Lake, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 74°12'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Saranac Lake / Lake Placid | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Harrietstown | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1663 feet (507 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SLK | 
| More Information: | SLK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKY / FZMA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°18'32"S by 28°48'30"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5643 feet (1,720 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKY | 
| More Information: | BKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Day-to-day operations are under the jurisdiction of the airport manager who is appointed by the Town Board.
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 4,809 enplanements in 2009, and 5,762 in 2010.
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (BKY):
- Because of Kuvumu Airport's high elevation of 5,643 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kuvumu Airport", other names for BKY include "Bukavu Kuvumu Airport" and "Kuvumu Airport (Bukavu)".
- The furthest airport from Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kuvumu Airport (meaning Kuvumu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,011 miles (19,330 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kuvumu Airport (BKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of BKY.




