Nonstop flight route between Huacaraje, Bolivia and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huacaraje Airport (BVK), Huacaraje, Bolivia and N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,431 miles (or 8,741 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 Huacaraje 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 Huacaraje 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: | BVK / SLHJ |
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Location: | Huacaraje, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°36'23"S by 63°52'41"W |
Area Served: | Huacaraje |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 453 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVK |
More Information: | BVK 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 Huacaraje Airport (BVK):
- The closest airport to Huacaraje Airport (BVK) is Magdalena Airport (MGD), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of BVK.
- Huacaraje Airport (BVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Huacaraje Airport's relatively low elevation of 453 feet, planes can take off or land at Huacaraje 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.
- In addition to being known as "Huacaraje Airport", another name for BVK is "Huacaraje Airport (Huacaraje)".
- The furthest airport from Huacaraje Airport (BVK) is Lubang Airport (LBX), which is nearly antipodal to Huacaraje Airport (meaning Huacaraje Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubang Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
Facts about N'djili Airport (FIH):
- Air Traffic Control Tower at Kinshasa International Airport
- 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 airport has barely been maintained or upgraded and is still using the infrastructure built by the Belgians during the colonial era.
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Terminal building at Kinshasa International Airport
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".
- In 1998, N'Djili airport was the site of one of the decisive battles of the Second Congo War.
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.