Nonstop flight route between Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Kirundo, Burundi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Kirundo Airport (KRE), Kirundo, Burundi would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,271 miles (or 13,311 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 Chennault International Airport and Kirundo 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 Chennault International Airport and Kirundo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRE / HBBO |
Airport Name: | Kirundo Airport |
Location: | Kirundo, Burundi |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°32'49"S by 30°5'39"E |
Area Served: | Kirundo, Burundi |
View all routes: | Routes from KRE |
More Information: | KRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The site was officially designated by NASA as an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- Chennault International Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Lake Charles, a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault 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.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kirundo Airport (KRE):
- The furthest airport from Kirundo Airport (KRE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,921 miles (19,186 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kirundo Airport (KRE) is Butare Airport (BTQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) W of KRE.