Nonstop flight route between Kitwe, Zambia and Bar Harbor, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southdowns Airport (KIW), Kitwe, Zambia and Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB), Bar Harbor, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,159 miles (or 11,520 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 Southdowns Airport and Hancock County-Bar Harbor 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 Southdowns Airport and Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIW / FLSO | 
| Airport Name: | Southdowns Airport | 
| Location: | Kitwe, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°54'1"S by 28°8'58"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4145 feet (1,263 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIW | 
| More Information: | KIW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHB / KBHB | 
| Airport Name: | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport | 
| Location: | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°26'58"N by 68°21'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Hancock County | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hancock County, Maine | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BHB | 
| More Information: | BHB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Southdowns Airport (KIW):
- Southdowns Airport (KIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Southdowns Airport (KIW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,920 miles (19,184 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Southdowns Airport (KIW) is Kasompe Airport (CGJ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) NW of KIW.
- Because of Southdowns Airport's high elevation of 4,145 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KIW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KIW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB):
- Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport covers an area of 468 acres at an elevation of 83 feet above mean sea level.
- Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is a county owned, public use airport located in Trenton, Maine, eight nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Bar Harbor, a city in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
- The airport operated as Bar Harbor Naval Auxiliary Air Facility supporting operations of Naval Air Station Brunswick from September 1, 1943 until November 15, 1945.
- Because of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Hancock County-Bar Harbor 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.
- Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is Bangor International Airport (BGR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NW of BHB.
- The furthest airport from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,703 miles (18,834 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.




