Nonstop flight route between Jacmel, Haiti and Bukoba, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jacmel Airport (JAK), Jacmel, Haiti and Bukoba Airport (BKZ), Bukoba, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,188 miles (or 11,568 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 Jacmel Airport and Bukoba 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 Jacmel Airport and Bukoba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jacmel Airport (JAK):

• Regular airline service started on 29 January 2005 with a flight from Tortug' Air.
• In the wake of the Canadian Forces pullout, the airport could no longer process international flights, as no equipment remained to operate the control tower, nor heavy equipment to process the planes, or security to police supplies at the airport.
• Prior to the January 2010 earthquake there was no air traffic control service at the airstrip, and its ramp area could only accommodate five aircraft at a time.
• Jacmel Airport was the sixth busiest airport in Haiti by passenger volume before the 2010 Haitian earthquake, near the city of Jacmel, on Haiti's south coast.
• Because of Jacmel Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacmel 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.
• On September 9, 2010, a new terminal building was inaugurated by Public Works, Transport and Communications Minister, M.
• In addition to being known as "Jacmel Airport", another name for JAK is "Aérodrome de Jacmel".
• The furthest airport from Jacmel Airport (JAK) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,927 miles (19,195 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Jacmel Airport (JAK) is Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of JAK.
• Jacmel Airport (JAK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Subsequent to the 7.0 magnitude 12 January 2010 earthquake, the airport was first used by Canadian Forces CH-146 Griffon helicopters on 14 January, to reconnoitre the area for relief efforts prior to the arrival of the main disaster assistance forces to be deployed at Jacmel.

Facts about Bukoba Airport (BKZ):

• The furthest airport from Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Bukoba Airport handled 22,599 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Bukoba Airport", another name for BKZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba  (Swahili)".
• The closest airport to Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Mbarara Airport (MBQ), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) WNW of BKZ.
• Bukoba Airport (BKZ) currently has only 1 runway.