Nonstop flight route between Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Elko, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kananga Airport (KGA), Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Elko Regional Airport (EKO), Elko, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,911 miles (or 14,340 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 Kananga Airport and Elko 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 Kananga Airport and Elko 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: | KGA / FZUA |
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Location: | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'0"S by 22°28'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2139 feet (652 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGA |
More Information: | KGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKO / KEKO |
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Location: | Elko, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'30"N by 115°47'30"W |
Area Served: | Elko, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Elko |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5140 feet (1,567 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKO |
More Information: | EKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kananga Airport (KGA):
- In addition to being known as "Kananga Airport", another name for KGA is "Aéroport de Kananga".
- The closest airport to Kananga Airport (KGA) is Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of KGA.
- The furthest airport from Kananga Airport (KGA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kananga Airport (meaning Kananga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kananga Airport (KGA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Elko Regional Airport (EKO):
- The closest airport to Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of EKO.
- Because of Elko Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,140 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EKO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EKO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,994 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- United Airlines served Elko with Boeing 737-200 jetliners from November 1977 until 1982 flying a routing of San Francisco - Reno - Elko - Ely - Salt Lake City.
- Elko Regional Airport (EKO) has 2 runways.
- Elko Regional Airport, formerly Elko Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public airport one mile west of the central business district of Elko, in Elko County, Nevada.
- In addition to being known as "Elko Regional Airport", another name for EKO is "J.C. Harris Field".
- SkyWest flies Embraer EMB-120 turboprops between Elko and Delta Air Lines' hub at Salt Lake City International Airport.