Nonstop flight route between Gilgit, Pakistan and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gilgit Airport (GIL), Gilgit, Pakistan and N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,708 miles (or 7,577 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 Gilgit Airport and N'djili 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 Gilgit Airport and N'djili Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIL / OPGT |
| Airport Name: | Gilgit Airport |
| Location: | Gilgit, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'6"N by 74°20'0"E |
| Area Served: | Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4796 feet (1,462 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIL |
| More Information: | GIL Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Gilgit Airport (GIL):
- The closest airport to Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Chilas Airport (CHB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of GIL.
- Because of Gilgit Airport's high elevation of 4,796 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Gilgit Airport (GIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
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, 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 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 handled 672,347 passengers last year.
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport has barely been maintained or upgraded and is still using the infrastructure built by the Belgians during the colonial era.
- Terminal building at Kinshasa International Airport
