Nonstop flight route between Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium:
Departure Airport:
(1°11'59"S by 23°16'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°27'36"N by 4°27'10"E)
Distance from IKL to CRL:
3,738.49 miles (6,016.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ikela Airport (IKL), Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,738 miles (or 6,016 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 Ikela Airport and Brussels South Charleroi 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 Ikela Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKL / FZGV |
| Airport Name: | Ikela Airport |
| Location: | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°11'59"S by 23°16'58"E |
| Area Served: | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1283 feet (391 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKL |
| More Information: | IKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRL / EBCI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°27'36"N by 4°27'10"E |
| Area Served: | Charleroi, Belgium |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Walloon Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 614 feet (187 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRL |
| More Information: | CRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ikela Airport (IKL):
- The furthest airport from Ikela Airport (IKL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Ikela Airport (meaning Ikela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Ikela Airport (IKL) is Lodja Airport (LJA), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) S of IKL.
Facts about Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL):
- Because of Brussels South Charleroi Airport's relatively low elevation of 614 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels South Charleroi 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.
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport handled 6,516,427 passengers last year.
- Operations at Brussels-South Charleroi grew in the 1990s, with a new commercial management structure and the arrival of Irish low cost airline Ryanair in 1997, which opened its first continental base at Charleroi a few years later.
- The closest airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) is Brussels Airport (BRU), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CRL.
- The airport is accessible by the highway from Brussels, Liège or Lille.
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Brussels South Charleroi Airport", another name for CRL is "Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud".
- Local TEC buses run between the airport and Charleroi railway station.
- The furthest airport from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 152.22 miles (244.98 km) S | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 159.99 miles (257.48 km) NNE | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 177.50 miles (285.66 km) WNW | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 183.47 miles (295.26 km) NE | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 217.12 miles (349.42 km) ESE | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 259.99 miles (418.41 km) S | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 263.56 miles (424.15 km) NNW | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 291.65 miles (469.36 km) SW | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 293.84 miles (472.89 km) NW | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 296.35 miles (476.93 km) W | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 296.60 miles (477.33 km) NNE | Buta Zega Airport (BZU) | Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 329.55 miles (530.36 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 340.59 miles (548.12 km) S | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 348.98 miles (561.62 km) W | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 355.24 miles (571.71 km) WNW | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) NE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,584.20 miles (18,642.92 km) SSE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,365.81 miles (18,291.45 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,198.90 miles (18,022.83 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,181.30 miles (17,994.51 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,171.60 miles (17,978.91 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,155.08 miles (17,952.32 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,152.21 miles (17,947.69 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,147.13 miles (17,939.52 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,141.42 miles (17,930.34 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,141.36 miles (17,930.24 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,135.82 miles (17,921.31 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,133.81 miles (17,918.09 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,118.24 miles (17,893.03 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,107.44 miles (17,875.65 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.53 miles (49.13 km) N | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 2 | 44.66 miles (71.87 km) WSW | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 3 | 45.18 miles (72.72 km) ENE | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 4 | 50.40 miles (81.11 km) N | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 5 | 57.12 miles (91.93 km) NNE | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 6 | 60.00 miles (96.56 km) WNW | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 7 | 60.43 miles (97.26 km) W | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 8 | 65.97 miles (106.16 km) ENE | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 68.50 miles (110.23 km) N | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 73.29 miles (117.94 km) W | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 11 | 77.68 miles (125.02 km) ENE | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 12 | 79.28 miles (127.59 km) NNE | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 79.30 miles (127.61 km) NNE | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 80.00 miles (128.75 km) ENE | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 15 | 80.34 miles (129.29 km) W | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.35 miles (19,272.41 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,711.00 miles (18,846.98 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,710.21 miles (18,845.71 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,698.26 miles (18,826.48 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,691.17 miles (18,815.06 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,687.57 miles (18,809.27 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,679.98 miles (18,797.05 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,656.67 miles (18,759.55 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,654.98 miles (18,756.83 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,653.26 miles (18,754.06 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,651.00 miles (18,750.42 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,647.82 miles (18,745.30 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,638.56 miles (18,730.40 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,635.36 miles (18,725.25 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,628.08 miles (18,713.54 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |