Nonstop flight route between Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Kitwe, Zambia:
Departure Airport:
(42°0'56"N by 101°0'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(12°54'1"S by 28°8'58"E)
Distance from EJN to KIW:
5,964.43 miles (9,598.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN), Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Southdowns Airport (KIW), Kitwe, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,964 miles (or 9,599 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 Ejin Banner Taolai Airport and Southdowns 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 Ejin Banner Taolai Airport and Southdowns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EJN / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°0'56"N by 101°0'2"E |
| Area Served: | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Inner Mongolia Civil Airports Group Co. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from EJN |
| More Information: | EJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIW / FLSO |
| Airport Name: | Southdowns Airport |
| Location: | Kitwe, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°54'1"S by 28°8'58"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4145 feet (1,263 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIW |
| More Information: | KIW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN):
- The furthest airport from Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (meaning Ejin Banner Taolai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,169 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) is Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), which is located 197 miles (316 kilometers) S of EJN.
- In addition to being known as "Ejin Banner Taolai Airport", another name for EJN is "额济纳旗桃来机场".
Facts about Southdowns Airport (KIW):
- Southdowns Airport (KIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Southdowns Airport (KIW) is Kasompe Airport (CGJ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) NW of KIW.
- The furthest airport from Southdowns Airport (KIW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,920 miles (19,184 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Southdowns Airport's high elevation of 4,145 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KIW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KIW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 196.53 miles (316.29 km) S | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |     |
| 2 | 203.72 miles (327.85 km) SW | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 3 | 222.70 miles (358.40 km) S | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 250.28 miles (402.79 km) SSE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 287.47 miles (462.64 km) N | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 306.01 miles (492.47 km) NNE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 328.49 miles (528.66 km) SE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 339.65 miles (546.61 km) ESE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 346.84 miles (558.18 km) WSW | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 10 | 348.52 miles (560.88 km) NNE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 369.12 miles (594.03 km) NE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 372.38 miles (599.29 km) NNE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 377.85 miles (608.10 km) SE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 14 | 378.09 miles (608.48 km) W | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 382.19 miles (615.07 km) SE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.41 miles (19,584.72 km) W | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,167.66 miles (19,581.91 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,165.37 miles (19,578.22 km) W | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,129.74 miles (19,520.87 km) W | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,124.07 miles (19,511.75 km) W | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,113.76 miles (19,495.16 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,109.63 miles (19,488.51 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,087.22 miles (19,452.45 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,053.35 miles (19,397.94 km) W | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,035.10 miles (19,368.57 km) W | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,033.89 miles (19,366.63 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,031.97 miles (19,363.53 km) WSW | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,027.29 miles (19,356.00 km) W | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,020.93 miles (19,345.76 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,013.62 miles (19,334.00 km) SW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.45 miles (45.78 km) NW | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 2 | 35.04 miles (56.40 km) ESE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 3 | 99.62 miles (160.33 km) NNW | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 130.30 miles (209.70 km) WNW | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 5 | 131.28 miles (211.27 km) NNE | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 6 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) S | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 7 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) NW | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 254.86 miles (410.15 km) S | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | 256.04 miles (412.06 km) E | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 10 | 258.56 miles (416.10 km) SW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 259.65 miles (417.87 km) WSW | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 274.16 miles (441.21 km) NE | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 13 | 301.87 miles (485.81 km) E | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 14 | 342.20 miles (550.72 km) W | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 15 | 344.40 miles (554.25 km) WSW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.12 miles (19,183.53 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,893.19 miles (19,140.19 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,888.59 miles (19,132.79 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,884.87 miles (19,126.80 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,862.93 miles (19,091.48 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,825.85 miles (19,031.82 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,806.80 miles (19,001.16 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,796.18 miles (18,984.07 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,795.13 miles (18,982.37 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,770.47 miles (18,942.69 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,769.74 miles (18,941.51 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,730.60 miles (18,878.52 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,730.60 miles (18,878.52 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,725.66 miles (18,870.57 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,716.88 miles (18,856.44 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |