Nonstop flight route between Vitória da Conquista, Brazil and Gisenyi, Rwanda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil and Gisenyi Airport (GYI), Gisenyi, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,862 miles (or 7,824 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport and Gisenyi 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport and Gisenyi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDC / SBQV |
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Location: | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°51'48"S by 40°51'47"W |
Area Served: | Vitória da Conquista |
Operator/Owner: | Socicam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2998 feet (914 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDC |
More Information: | VDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYI / HRYG |
Airport Name: | Gisenyi Airport |
Location: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°40'48"S by 29°15'29"E |
Area Served: | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5082 feet (1,549 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYI |
More Information: | GYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC):
- Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport is the airport serving Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (meaning Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,099 miles (19,472 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport", another name for VDC is "Aeroporto Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo".
- Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is operated by Socicam.
- The closest airport to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) E of VDC.
Facts about Gisenyi Airport (GYI):
- Gisenyi Airport (GYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Gisenyi Airport's high elevation of 5,082 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gisenyi Airport (GYI) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of GYI.
- RwandAir, the national carrier, operated a three weekly service between Gisenyi Airport and Kigali International Airport.