Nonstop flight route between Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jacksons International Airport (POM), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,982 miles (or 14,455 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 Jacksons International Airport and N'djili 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 Jacksons International Airport and N'djili Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POM / AYPY |
Airport Name: | Jacksons International Airport |
Location: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"S by 147°13'11"E |
Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POM |
More Information: | POM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Jacksons International Airport (POM):
- The closest airport to Jacksons International Airport (POM) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of POM.
- Because of Jacksons International Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksons International 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.
- The furthest airport from Jacksons International Airport (POM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Jacksons International Airport (POM) has 2 runways.
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 airport has barely been maintained or upgraded and is still using the infrastructure built by the Belgians during the colonial era.
- 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 (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.