Maya-Maya International Airport — Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Maya-Maya International Airport serves Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. A single runway here sits at 1,048 feet of elevation, handling the bulk of the country's international traffic despite that modest footprint. Brazzaville sits directly across the Congo River from Kinshasa, capital of the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, making these two capital cities among the closest pairs of national capitals anywhere in the world, separated by little more than the river itself. That proximity gives BZV an unusual regional role, since travelers sometimes fly into Brazzaville en route to Kinshasa or vice versa despite the short physical distance between them, owing to limited direct river crossings and the two countries' separate visa requirements. As the Republic of the Congo's primary gateway, Maya-Maya handles the majority of the nation's passenger and cargo traffic, linking Brazzaville to other African capitals as well as a handful of destinations in Europe, and remains the country's only airport with meaningful long-haul connections.