Nonstop flight route between Kimberley, South Africa and Jomsom, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(28°48'6"S by 24°45'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°46'55"N by 83°43'20"E)
Distance from KIM to JMO:
5,565.94 miles (8,957.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimberley Airport (KIM), Kimberley, South Africa and Jomsom Airport (JMO), Jomsom, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,566 miles (or 8,957 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 Kimberley Airport and Jomsom 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 Kimberley Airport and Jomsom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIM / FAKM |
| Airport Name: | Kimberley Airport |
| Location: | Kimberley, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°48'6"S by 24°45'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3950 feet (1,204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIM |
| More Information: | KIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JMO / VNJS |
| Airport Name: | Jomsom Airport |
| Location: | Jomsom, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°46'55"N by 83°43'20"E |
| Area Served: | Jomsom, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8800 feet (2,682 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JMO |
| More Information: | JMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimberley Airport (KIM):
- The closest airport to Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of KIM.
- The furthest airport from Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Kimberley Airport (KIM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Jomsom Airport (JMO):
- The closest airport to Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Pokhara Airport (PKR), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of JMO.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 8,800 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Jomsom Airport's high elevation of 8,800 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JMO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JMO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Jomsom Airport (JMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 16 May 2013, a full year and two days later, Nepal Airlines Flight 555 carrying 21 people crashed on the bank of the Kaligandaki River.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 95.29 miles (153.35 km) ESE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 124.19 miles (199.87 km) NW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 3 | 164.58 miles (264.87 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 4 | 174.39 miles (280.65 km) ESE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 5 | 199.12 miles (320.46 km) E | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 211.09 miles (339.72 km) ESE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 212.36 miles (341.75 km) NNE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 8 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) W | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 9 | 226.35 miles (364.28 km) ESE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 246.17 miles (396.17 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 255.80 miles (411.67 km) NNE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 12 | 262.39 miles (422.27 km) E | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 272.64 miles (438.77 km) NE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 272.75 miles (438.95 km) NE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 277.07 miles (445.91 km) NE | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,911.21 miles (19,169.19 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,904.63 miles (19,158.60 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,901.77 miles (19,153.99 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,901.21 miles (19,153.09 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,900.28 miles (19,151.60 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,895.65 miles (19,144.15 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,893.18 miles (19,140.18 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,893.18 miles (19,140.18 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,889.51 miles (19,134.27 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,889.26 miles (19,133.87 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,887.79 miles (19,131.49 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,887.45 miles (19,130.95 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,885.65 miles (19,128.06 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,881.49 miles (19,121.35 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,872.62 miles (19,107.08 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.15 miles (69.44 km) SSE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 2 | 54.46 miles (87.65 km) S | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 3 | 56.43 miles (90.82 km) WNW | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 4 | 87.59 miles (140.96 km) SSE | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 5 | 88.79 miles (142.89 km) SSE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 6 | 90.16 miles (145.10 km) SSW | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 7 | 93.24 miles (150.05 km) W | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 8 | 98.44 miles (158.43 km) WNW | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 9 | 124.70 miles (200.68 km) SE | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 10 | 133.39 miles (214.67 km) WSW | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 11 | 133.59 miles (214.99 km) WNW | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 12 | 141.01 miles (226.93 km) NW | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 13 | 142.13 miles (228.73 km) S | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| 14 | 154.59 miles (248.78 km) WNW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 15 | 161.76 miles (260.33 km) WNW | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,627.42 miles (18,712.46 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,984.40 miles (17,677.63 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,941.78 miles (17,609.05 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,941.74 miles (17,608.98 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 10,932.48 miles (17,594.08 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,927.42 miles (17,585.93 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,920.46 miles (17,574.74 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,920.15 miles (17,574.24 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,917.21 miles (17,569.51 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,899.29 miles (17,540.67 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,892.60 miles (17,529.90 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,886.76 miles (17,520.50 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,877.48 miles (17,505.56 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,871.61 miles (17,496.11 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,869.46 miles (17,492.66 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |