Nonstop flight route between Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kikwit Airport (KKW), Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dortmund Airport (DTM), Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,963 miles (or 6,378 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 Kikwit Airport and Dortmund 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 Kikwit Airport and Dortmund Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKW / FZCA |
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Location: | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'8"S by 18°47'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKW |
More Information: | KKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTM / EDLW |
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Location: | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°31'5"N by 7°36'43"E |
Area Served: | Dortmund and the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Dortmund GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DTM |
More Information: | DTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kikwit Airport (KKW):
- The furthest airport from Kikwit Airport (KKW) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kikwit Airport (meaning Kikwit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kikwit Airport (KKW) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) E of KKW.
- In addition to being known as "Kikwit Airport", another name for KKW is "Kikwit Airport".
- Kikwit Airport (KKW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dortmund Airport (DTM):
- At one time Eurowings had its headquarters, the Dortmund Administrative Center, at the airport.
- The closest airport to Dortmund Airport (DTM) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) WSW of DTM.
- In addition to being known as "Dortmund Airport", another name for DTM is "Flughafen Dortmund".
- Because of Dortmund Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Dortmund 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.
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first mass carrier at Dortmund Airport was Air Berlin, which began flights to London, Milan, and Vienna in 2002, supplementing its leisure routes to the Mediterranean.
- Commercial service was restored in 1979 with daily flights to Munich by Reise- und Industrieflug.
- The furthest airport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,872 miles (19,106 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From late 2000 onwards, Dortmund Airport has experienced a drastic increase in air traffic.
- Construction was started in 1998, and completed in 2000 on a new replacement terminal.