Nonstop flight route between Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and El Paso, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(11°35'28"S by 27°31'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W)
Distance from FBM to ELP:
9,196.16 miles (14,799.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,196 miles (or 14,800 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 Lubumbashi International Airport and El Paso 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 Lubumbashi International Airport and El Paso 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: | FBM / FZQA |
| Airport Name: | Lubumbashi International Airport |
| Location: | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°35'28"S by 27°31'51"E |
| Area Served: | Lubumbashi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4295 feet (1,309 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBM |
| More Information: | FBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
| Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
| Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
| More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Facts about Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM):
- Because of Lubumbashi International Airport's high elevation of 4,295 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FBM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FBM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,850 miles (19,070 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Lubumbashi International Airport is an airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The closest airport to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is Kasompe Airport (CGJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSE of FBM.
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During World War II, the airport was a United States Army Air Forces training base.
- What became El Paso International Airport was built as Standard Airport by Standard Airlines in 1929 for transcontinental air mail service.
- At the end of the war the airfield was deemed excess by the military and returned to the local government for civil use.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- The passenger concourses were built in 1971 as part of an expansion that tripled the size of the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.11 miles (116.05 km) SSE | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia |     |
| 2 | 88.42 miles (142.30 km) WSW | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 3 | 96.35 miles (155.06 km) ENE | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 4 | 99.62 miles (160.33 km) SSE | Southdowns Airport (KIW) | Kitwe, Zambia | |
| 5 | 123.62 miles (198.95 km) SE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 6 | 148.65 miles (239.22 km) WNW | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 256.00 miles (411.99 km) NW | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 262.20 miles (421.98 km) ENE | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 9 | 265.67 miles (427.55 km) SSE | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 10 | 287.40 miles (462.52 km) SW | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 300.41 miles (483.46 km) NE | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 12 | 312.88 miles (503.53 km) W | Cazombo Airport (CAV) | Cazombo, Angola | |
| 13 | 318.78 miles (513.03 km) ESE | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 14 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 15 | 320.69 miles (516.10 km) SSW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,849.57 miles (19,069.98 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,827.39 miles (19,034.29 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,825.74 miles (19,031.63 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,818.10 miles (19,019.34 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,796.63 miles (18,984.79 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,758.84 miles (18,923.98 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,742.25 miles (18,897.26 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,735.53 miles (18,886.46 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,731.95 miles (18,880.70 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,708.61 miles (18,843.14 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,708.34 miles (18,842.70 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,693.63 miles (18,819.03 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,673.98 miles (18,787.41 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,673.98 miles (18,787.41 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,669.99 miles (18,780.99 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.92 miles (4.70 km) N | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 12.18 miles (19.60 km) SSW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 3 | 12.18 miles (19.60 km) SSW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 4 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 73.68 miles (118.57 km) W | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 73.94 miles (118.99 km) NNE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) NNE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 84.71 miles (136.33 km) WNW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 107.27 miles (172.64 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.68 miles (179.73 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 118.72 miles (191.07 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 129.09 miles (207.74 km) ENE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 132.84 miles (213.78 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 149.09 miles (239.94 km) NE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) E | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,388.95 miles (18,328.70 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,176.25 miles (17,986.39 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,102.20 miles (17,867.21 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,088.83 miles (17,845.70 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,755.20 miles (17,308.78 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,717.22 miles (17,247.65 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,655.89 miles (17,148.94 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,654.95 miles (17,147.44 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,634.06 miles (17,113.81 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,617.40 miles (17,087.00 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,580.16 miles (17,027.08 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,565.32 miles (17,003.19 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,527.79 miles (16,942.80 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,504.94 miles (16,906.02 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,501.12 miles (16,899.88 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |