Nonstop flight route between Olathe, Kansas, United States and Kitwe, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Century AirCenter (JCI), Olathe, Kansas, United States and Southdowns Airport (KIW), Kitwe, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,543 miles (or 13,748 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 New Century AirCenter and Southdowns 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 New Century AirCenter and Southdowns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCI / KIXD |
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Location: | Olathe, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°49'50"N by 94°53'25"W |
Area Served: | Olathe, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Johnson County Arpt Comm |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1087 feet (331 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JCI |
More Information: | JCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIW / FLSO |
Airport Name: | Southdowns Airport |
Location: | Kitwe, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°54'1"S by 28°8'58"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4145 feet (1,263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIW |
More Information: | KIW Maps & Info |
Facts about New Century AirCenter (JCI):
- The furthest airport from New Century AirCenter (JCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,743 miles (17,288 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "New Century AirCenter", another name for JCI is "IXD".
- The closest airport to New Century AirCenter (JCI) is Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of JCI.
- The base was featured in a segment on the A&E Network entitled “Haunted America” in which it is claimed the base is the site of paranormal activity after a Navy pilot crashed into an aircraft hangar next to the airport control tower in the 1950s.
- The airport was acquired by Johnson County in 1973 and renamed Johnson County Industrial Airport to reflect a new mission of being an industrial park.
- New Century AirCenter (JCI) has 2 runways.
- The airport’s codes were derived from its name of Johnson County Industrial Airport.
Facts about Southdowns Airport (KIW):
- The closest airport to Southdowns Airport (KIW) is Kasompe Airport (CGJ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) NW of KIW.
- The furthest airport from Southdowns Airport (KIW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,920 miles (19,184 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Southdowns Airport (KIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Southdowns Airport's high elevation of 4,145 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KIW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KIW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.