Nonstop flight route between Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°45'56"S by 25°30'20"E)
Distance from AHO to KWZ:
3,717.68 miles (5,983.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,718 miles (or 5,983 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHO / LIEA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E |
| Area Served: | Alghero |
| Operator/Owner: | Sogeaal S.p.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHO |
| More Information: | AHO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):
- The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During the early 1960s the civil activities moved on the east side of the property and an old hangar was used as a passenger terminal.
- The airport can be reached from the city via the Strada Statale 42 and from the rest of the island via the SS 131 Carlo Felice Highway and the SS 291.
- In addition to being known as "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
- Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
Facts about Kolwezi Airport (KWZ):
- 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.
- Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.65 miles (107.26 km) ENE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy |     |
| 2 | 73.45 miles (118.20 km) NE | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 3 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) ESE | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 4 | 93.22 miles (150.03 km) NNE | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 103.59 miles (166.72 km) SSE | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 6 | 133.40 miles (214.68 km) N | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 146.28 miles (235.41 km) NNE | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 8 | 178.23 miles (286.84 km) NNE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 9 | 200.69 miles (322.98 km) NNW | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 10 | 202.93 miles (326.58 km) NNW | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 11 | 205.51 miles (330.74 km) NE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 12 | 212.72 miles (342.34 km) NNW | Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) | Cannes, France | |
| 13 | 216.73 miles (348.79 km) NNW | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) | Nice, France | |
| 14 | 218.43 miles (351.53 km) NNW | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 15 | 220.61 miles (355.03 km) ENE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,109.47 miles (19,488.26 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,872.06 miles (19,106.17 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,828.08 miles (19,035.40 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,800.80 miles (18,991.50 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,775.44 miles (18,950.68 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,775.07 miles (18,950.09 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,774.65 miles (18,949.42 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,771.03 miles (18,943.59 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,758.14 miles (18,922.84 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,741.27 miles (18,895.70 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,736.99 miles (18,888.80 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,736.29 miles (18,887.68 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,732.55 miles (18,881.67 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,718.47 miles (18,859.00 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,711.80 miles (18,848.27 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.43 miles (182.55 km) SSE | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 2 | 147.76 miles (237.79 km) N | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 148.65 miles (239.22 km) ESE | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 191.96 miles (308.92 km) WSW | Cazombo Airport (CAV) | Cazombo, Angola | |
| 5 | 204.19 miles (328.62 km) SE | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 6 | 222.37 miles (357.86 km) W | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 7 | 230.06 miles (370.25 km) E | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 8 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) SE | Southdowns Airport (KIW) | Kitwe, Zambia | |
| 9 | 250.89 miles (403.77 km) SW | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 10 | 263.25 miles (423.66 km) SE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 11 | 282.48 miles (454.60 km) S | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 292.09 miles (470.08 km) SSW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 13 | 298.20 miles (479.91 km) NNW | Gandajika Airport (GDJ) | Gandajika, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 347.14 miles (558.66 km) NNW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 347.94 miles (559.95 km) SSW | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,817.01 miles (19,017.58 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,808.28 miles (19,003.53 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,804.57 miles (18,997.57 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,799.34 miles (18,989.15 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,793.92 miles (18,980.43 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,774.20 miles (18,948.69 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,736.50 miles (18,888.02 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,725.54 miles (18,870.39 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,724.99 miles (18,869.50 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,717.56 miles (18,857.53 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,698.67 miles (18,827.14 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.82 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,673.08 miles (18,785.95 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,673.08 miles (18,785.95 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,670.85 miles (18,782.37 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |