Nonstop flight route between São Vicente, Cape Verde and Gitega, Burundi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), São Vicente, Cape Verde and Gitega Airport (GID), Gitega, Burundi would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,002 miles (or 6,441 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 Cesária Évora International Airport and Gitega 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 Cesária Évora International Airport and Gitega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VXE / GVSV |
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Location: | São Vicente, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°49'59"N by 25°3'24"W |
Area Served: | Mindelo |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VXE |
More Information: | VXE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GID / HBBE |
Airport Name: | Gitega Airport |
Location: | Gitega, Burundi |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°25'58"S by 29°55'1"E |
Area Served: | Gitega, Burundi |
Elevation: | 5741 feet (1,750 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GID |
More Information: | GID Maps & Info |
Facts about Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE):
- In addition to being known as "Cesária Évora International Airport", another name for VXE is "Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora".
- Because of Cesária Évora International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Cesária Évora 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 Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of VXE.
- The furthest airport from Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 11,989 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gitega Airport (GID):
- The closest airport to Gitega Airport (GID) is Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of GID.
- The furthest airport from Gitega Airport (GID) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Gitega Airport's high elevation of 5,741 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GID. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GID a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.