Nonstop flight route between Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,646 miles (or 13,914 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 Queenstown 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 Queenstown 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 |
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| 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: | ZQN / NZQN |
| Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport |
| Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZQN |
| More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info |
Facts about N'djili Airport (FIH):
- In 1998, N'Djili airport was the site of one of the decisive battles of the Second Congo War.
- Air Traffic Control Tower at Kinshasa International Airport
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".
- 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.
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.
- The airport has barely been maintained or upgraded and is still using the infrastructure built by the Belgians during the colonial era.
- The closest airport to N'djili Airport (FIH) is Maya–Maya Airport (BZV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of FIH.
Facts about Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- In July 2011 newly installed runway lights were turned on for the first time.
- In another separate incident in June 2010 two airliners were found to have had a high potential to have breached the 1000 foot vertical separation required.
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
