Nonstop flight route between Burbank, California, United States and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Burbank, California, United States and N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,835 miles (or 14,218 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 Bob Hope Airport and N'djili 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 Bob Hope Airport and N'djili Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUR / KBUR |
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Location: | Burbank, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'2"N by 118°21'30"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 778 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUR |
More Information: | BUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIH / FZAA |
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Location: | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°23'8"S by 15°26'40"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1027 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIH |
More Information: | FIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Bob Hope Airport (BUR):
- In addition to being known as "Bob Hope Airport", another name for BUR is "(former Lockheed Air Terminal)".
- United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity on Memorial Day weekend, 1930.
- The airport has been Angeles Mesa Drive Airport,United Airport, Union Air Terminal, Lockheed Air Terminal, Hollywood-Burbank Airport, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport and most recently Bob Hope Airport.
- Boeing Aircraft and Transport was a holding company created in 1928 that included Boeing Aircraft and United Air Lines, itself a holding company for a collection of small airlines that continued to operate under their own names.
- The closest airport to Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of BUR.
- The furthest airport from Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The facility remained Hollywood-Burbank Airport for more than a decade until 1978 when Lockheed sold the airport to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR) has 2 runways.
- The Burbank facility remained United Airport until 1934 when it was renamed Union Air Terminal.
- Because of Bob Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Hope 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.
Facts about N'djili Airport (FIH):
- The closest airport to N'djili Airport (FIH) is Maya–Maya Airport (BZV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of FIH.
- The furthest airport from N'djili Airport (FIH) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- N'Djili airport at night
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.
- Air Traffic Control Tower at Kinshasa International Airport
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".