Nonstop flight route between Alpe d'Huez, France and Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(45°5'16"N by 6°5'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°47'53"S by 13°26'30"E)
Distance from AHZ to MAT:
3,545.30 miles (5,705.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ), Alpe d'Huez, France and Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT), Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,545 miles (or 5,706 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 Alpe d'Huez Airport and Tshimpi Airport (Matadi 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 Alpe d'Huez Airport and Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHZ / LFHU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alpe d'Huez, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°5'16"N by 6°5'5"E |
| Area Served: | Alpe d'Huez, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6037 feet (1,840 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHZ |
| More Information: | AHZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAT / FZAM |
| Airport Name: | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) |
| Location: | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°47'53"S by 13°26'30"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAT |
| More Information: | MAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ):
- The closest airport to Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) is Méribel Airport (MFX), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) NE of AHZ.
- In addition to being known as "Alpe d'Huez Airport", another name for AHZ is "L'altiport de l'Alpe d'Huez".
- Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alpe d'Huez Airport (meaning Alpe d'Huez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,283 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Alpe d'Huez Airport's high elevation of 6,037 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT):
- The closest airport to Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) is Boma Airport (BOA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of MAT.
- Because of Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tshimpi Airport (Matadi 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 Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.59 miles (52.44 km) NE | Méribel Airport (MFX) | Meribel, France |     |
| 2 | 34.24 miles (55.10 km) NE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 3 | 39.42 miles (63.44 km) NNW | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 4 | 41.40 miles (66.62 km) WNW | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 5 | 54.82 miles (88.22 km) SSE | Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | |
| 6 | 55.82 miles (89.84 km) WSW | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 7 | 57.73 miles (92.90 km) NNE | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 8 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) NW | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 9 | 71.11 miles (114.43 km) NW | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 10 | 76.65 miles (123.35 km) E | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 11 | 76.79 miles (123.58 km) NE | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 76.82 miles (123.63 km) N | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 13 | 79.50 miles (127.95 km) N | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 84.13 miles (135.40 km) ESE | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 15 | 86.21 miles (138.75 km) NNW | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,283.46 miles (19,768.26 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,837.96 miles (19,051.31 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,828.34 miles (19,035.82 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,827.08 miles (19,033.80 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,812.87 miles (19,010.93 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,812.26 miles (19,009.94 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,806.73 miles (19,001.05 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,788.01 miles (18,970.92 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,775.80 miles (18,951.27 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,772.44 miles (18,945.85 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,761.86 miles (18,928.83 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,758.29 miles (18,923.09 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,751.80 miles (18,912.64 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,739.75 miles (18,893.25 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,738.91 miles (18,891.89 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.27 miles (42.28 km) W | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 75.47 miles (121.46 km) W | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 87.30 miles (140.50 km) W | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 4 | 108.47 miles (174.57 km) SSW | N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) | N'zeto, Angola | |
| 5 | 108.47 miles (174.57 km) SSW | Namibe Airport (MSZ) | Namibe, Angola | |
| 6 | 122.47 miles (197.10 km) NNW | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 7 | 126.84 miles (204.13 km) WNW | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 128.42 miles (206.67 km) NNE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 144.38 miles (232.35 km) S | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 10 | 147.61 miles (237.56 km) NNE | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 164.20 miles (264.25 km) NE | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 168.89 miles (271.81 km) NE | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 169.75 miles (273.19 km) NNW | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 185.21 miles (298.06 km) SE | Negage Airport (GXG) | Negage, Angola | |
| 15 | 203.32 miles (327.22 km) NNW | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,749.65 miles (18,909.18 km) WNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,746.47 miles (18,904.06 km) NNE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,655.22 miles (18,757.21 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,255.32 miles (18,113.64 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,242.37 miles (18,092.80 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,231.30 miles (18,074.98 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,227.93 miles (18,069.56 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,223.98 miles (18,063.20 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,223.72 miles (18,062.77 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,219.41 miles (18,055.84 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,218.63 miles (18,054.59 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,218.63 miles (18,054.59 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,217.47 miles (18,052.72 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,212.99 miles (18,045.52 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,212.30 miles (18,044.41 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |