Nonstop flight route between Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madison, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,169 miles (or 11,538 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 N'djili Airport and Dane County Regional 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 N'djili Airport and Dane County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSN / KMSN |
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Location: | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°8'22"N by 89°20'15"W |
Area Served: | Madison, Wisconsin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 887 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSN |
More Information: | MSN Maps & Info |
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.
- The airport has barely been maintained or upgraded and is still using the infrastructure built by the Belgians during the colonial era.
- In 1998, N'Djili airport was the site of one of the decisive battles of the Second Congo War.
- 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".
Facts about Dane County Regional Airport (MSN):
- The furthest airport from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,978 miles (17,667 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Dane County Regional Airport handled 1,615,841 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Dodge County Airport (UNU), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MSN.
- Because of Dane County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 887 feet, planes can take off or land at Dane County Regional 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 "Dane County Regional Airport", another name for MSN is "Truax Field".
- Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) has 3 runways.
- Conveyed to local civil authorities, the Madison Municipal Airport became the home of the Wisconsin Air National Guard and its present day 115th Fighter Wing, an Air National Guard fighter wing operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command and which still operates from the base, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon.