Nonstop flight route between Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuvumu Airport (BKY), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yuba County Airport (MYV), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,285 miles (or 14,943 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 Kuvumu Airport and Yuba County 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 Kuvumu Airport and Yuba County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKY / FZMA |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYV / KMYV |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°5'52"N by 121°34'10"W |
Area Served: | Marysville, California |
Operator/Owner: | Yuba County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYV |
More Information: | MYV Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuvumu Airport (BKY):
- The closest airport to Kuvumu Airport (BKY) is Goma Airport (GOM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of 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)".
- Kuvumu Airport (BKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Yuba County Airport (MYV):
- Yuba County Airport covers 933 acres at an elevation of 64 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Yuba County Airport", another name for MYV is "(former Marysville Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Yuba County Airport (MYV) is Beale Air Force Base (BAB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of MYV.
- Yuba County Airport (MYV) has 2 runways.
- Yuba County Airport is a county owned airport in Yuba County, California, three miles southeast of Marysville, California.
- The Civil Aeronautics Board, and as authorized by Public No.
- In 1946 the City of Marysville released all interest in the airport to Yuba County, and in August 1947, through the War Assets Administration, Marysville Army Airfield was released to Yuba County.
- Because of Yuba County Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuba County 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 furthest airport from Yuba County Airport (MYV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,258 miles (18,118 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.