Nonstop flight route between Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Islay Airport (ILY), Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,943 miles (or 7,955 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 Kolwezi Airport and Islay 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 Kolwezi Airport and Islay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWZ / FZQM |
Airport Name: | Kolwezi Airport |
Location: | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°45'56"S by 25°30'20"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5007 feet (1,526 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWZ |
More Information: | KWZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILY / EGPI |
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Location: | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°40'59"N by 6°15'34"W |
Area Served: | Islay |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILY |
More Information: | ILY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kolwezi Airport (KWZ):
- Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kolwezi Airport's high elevation of 5,007 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KWZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KWZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) is Solwezi Airport (SLI), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) SSE of KWZ.
- The furthest airport from Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Islay Airport (ILY):
- The furthest airport from Islay Airport (ILY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Islay Airport handled 28,486 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Islay Airport", another name for ILY is "Port-adhair Ìle".
- The closest airport to Islay Airport (ILY) is Colonsay Airport (CSA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ILY.
- Because of Islay Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Islay 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.
- Islay Airport (ILY) has 2 runways.