Nonstop flight route between Bangassou, Central African Republic and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bangassou Airport (BGU), Bangassou, Central African Republic and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,915 miles (or 4,691 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 Bangassou Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 Bangassou Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bangassou Airport (BGU):

• The furthest airport from Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,972 miles (19,266 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Bangassou Airport (BGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bangassou Airport", another name for BGU is "Bangassou Airport (Bangassou)".
• The closest airport to Bangassou Airport (BGU) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) N of BGU.

Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):

• From June through December 2001, the fighter squadrons deployed combat search and rescue capabilities three times and helped enforce the no fly zone over Iraq.
• The 31st FW is the only U.S.
• The 31st Fighter Wing continued deploying forces in support of OIF and OEF, with more than one-third of the wing deploying to support operations each year from 2003 to 2007.
• The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
• The 31st Operations Group ensures the combat readiness of two F-16CG squadrons, one air control squadron, and one operational support squadron conducting and supporting worldwide air operations.
• As part of the most extensive restructuring since the Air Force became a separate service, the Tactical Air Command was inactivated and the Air Combat Command was activated and the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated to its current name, the 31st Fighter Wing.
• The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".