Nonstop flight route between El Dorado, Arkansas, United States and Kigali, Rwanda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD), El Dorado, Arkansas, United States and Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,171 miles (or 13,150 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 South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field and Kigali International 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 South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field and Kigali International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELD / KELD |
Airport Name: | South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field |
Location: | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'15"N by 92°48'47"W |
Area Served: | El Dorado, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of El Dorado |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELD |
More Information: | ELD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGL / HRYR |
Airport Name: | Kigali International Airport |
Location: | Kigali, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°57'59"S by 30°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Kigali |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Civil aviation airport |
Elevation: | 4891 feet (1,491 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGL |
More Information: | KGL Maps & Info |
Facts about South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD):
- The airport covers an area of 1,540 acres at an elevation of 277 feet above mean sea level.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 511 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 157 enplanements in 2009, and 1,222 in 2010.
- The closest airport to South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD) is Magnolia Municipal Airport (AGO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) W of ELD.
- Because of South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field 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.
- South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,861 miles (17,479 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Kigali International Airport (KGL):
- The furthest airport from Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kigali International Airport (KGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are 3 others airlines, which have a base at Kigali.
- Because of Kigali International Airport's high elevation of 4,891 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of KGL.
- In 2004, the airport served 135,189 passengers.
- Rwandair has its head office on the top floor of the airport's main building.