Nonstop flight route between Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia and Niamey, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kärdla Airport (KDL), Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia and Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), Niamey, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,319 miles (or 5,342 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 Kärdla Airport and Diori Hamani 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 Kärdla Airport and Diori Hamani 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: | KDL / EEKA |
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| Location: | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°59'26"N by 22°49'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | SC Kärdla Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDL |
| More Information: | KDL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIM / DRRN |
| Airport Name: | Diori Hamani International Airport |
| Location: | Niamey, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'54"N by 2°10'13"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 732 feet (223 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIM |
| More Information: | NIM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kärdla Airport (KDL):
- The furthest airport from Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,109 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 23 November 2001 an airplane with 17 people on board crashed on its way from Tallinn to Kärdla, near Palade at Hiiumaa.
- Because of Kärdla Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kärdla 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kärdla Airport", another name for KDL is "Kärdla lennujaam".
- The airport has annual Flight Days in the first weekend of August.
- The closest airport to Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Kuressaare Airport (URE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSW of KDL.
- Kärdla Airport opened in 1963.
- Kärdla Airport (KDL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM):
- Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) has 2 runways.
- ASECNA operates the "African School for Meteorology and Civil Aviation/Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile" at the Niamey airport complex, as well as in the Plateau quarter of Niamey city centre.
- The furthest airport from Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Diori Hamani International Airport (meaning Diori Hamani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Because of Diori Hamani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Diori Hamani International 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.
- Diori Hamani International Airport handled 154,460 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Kantchari Airport (XKA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSW of NIM.
