Nonstop flight route between Kigali, Rwanda and Viña del Mar, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali, Rwanda and Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), Viña del Mar, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,815 miles (or 10,968 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 Kigali International Airport and Viña del Mar 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 Kigali International Airport and Viña del Mar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGL / HRYR |
Airport Name: | Kigali International Airport |
Location: | Kigali, Rwanda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°57'59"S by 30°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Kigali |
Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Civil aviation airport |
Elevation: | 4891 feet (1,491 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGL |
More Information: | KGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNA / SCVM |
Airport Name: | Viña del Mar Airport |
Location: | Viña del Mar, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°56'58"S by 71°28'42"W |
Area Served: | Viña del MarValparaíso |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 461 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNA |
More Information: | KNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kigali International Airport (KGL):
- Because of Kigali International Airport's high elevation of 4,891 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- There are 3 others airlines, which have a base at Kigali.
- There are three terminals at Kigali.
- Kigali International Airport (KGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of KGL.
Facts about Viña del Mar Airport (KNA):
- Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of KNA.
- The furthest airport from Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) is Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), which is nearly antipodal to Viña del Mar Airport (meaning Viña del Mar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ankang Wulipu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
- Because of Viña del Mar Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at Viña del Mar 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.