Nonstop flight route between Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hayward, California, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from FIH to HWD:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FIH Airport Information
- HWD Airport Information
- Facts about FIH
- Facts about HWD
- Map of Nearest Airports to FIH
- List of Nearest Airports to FIH
- Map of Furthest Airports from FIH
- List of Furthest Airports from FIH
- Map of Nearest Airports to HWD
- List of Nearest Airports to HWD
- Map of Furthest Airports from HWD
- List of Furthest Airports from HWD
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), Hayward, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,913 miles (or 14,344 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 N'djili Airport and Hayward Executive 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 N'djili Airport and Hayward Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIH / FZAA |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°23'8"S by 15°26'40"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1027 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIH |
More Information: | FIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWD / KHWD |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Hayward, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°39'32"N by 122°7'18"W |
Area Served: | Hayward, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hayward |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HWD |
More Information: | HWD Maps & Info |
Facts about N'djili Airport (FIH):
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.
- Terminal building at Kinshasa International Airport
- The closest airport to N'djili Airport (FIH) is Maya–Maya Airport (BZV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of FIH.
- N'djili Airport, also known as N'Djili International Airport and Kinshasa International Airport, serves the city of Kinshasa and is the largest of the four international airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The furthest airport from N'djili Airport (FIH) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Hayward Executive Airport (HWD):
- After the war the airport was declared surplus.
- The furthest airport from Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Hayward Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hayward Executive 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 North American P-51D Mustang and later the P-51H were flown from 1948 until October 31, 1954.
- The closest airport to Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) is Oakland International Airport (OAK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NW of HWD.
- Hayward Executive Airport is home to the Northern California division of Ameriflight as of September 15, 2012.
- Aerial view of airport
- In addition to being known as "Hayward Executive Airport", another name for HWD is "(former Hayward Army Airfield)".
- The California Air National Guard moved onto land adjoining the airport in 1949.
- Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) has 2 runways.