Nonstop flight route between Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bronson Creek Airport (YBM), Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Goma Airport (GOM), Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,483 miles (or 13,652 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 Bronson Creek 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 Bronson Creek Airport and Goma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bronson Creek Airport (YBM):

• The closest airport to Bronson Creek Airport (YBM) is Bob Quinn Lake Airport (YBO), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of YBM.
• The furthest airport from Bronson Creek Airport (YBM) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,530 miles (16,946 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Because of Bronson Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 500 feet, planes can take off or land at Bronson Creek 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bronson Creek Airport", another name for YBM is "CAB5".

Facts about Goma Airport (GOM):

• On 19 November 2009, Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Flight 3711, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-CAB overran the runway on landing, suffering substantial damage.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Goma Airport (GOM) is Gisenyi Airport (GYI), which is located only 2 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of GOM.
• 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 Airport (GOM) currently has only 1 runway.