Nonstop flight route between Kitwe, Zambia and Mirgorod, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southdowns Airport (KIW), Kitwe, Zambia and Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,354 miles (or 7,007 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 Myrhorod 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 Myrhorod 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: | MXR / |
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Location: | Mirgorod, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E |
Area Served: | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
Airport Type: | Public/military (Soviet Air Forces, now Ukrainian |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXR |
More Information: | MXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Southdowns Airport (KIW):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Myrhorod Airport (MXR):
- Myrhorod was designated as USAAF Station 561 for security purposes and was referred to as Station 561 in all messages and written correspondence.
- In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".
- Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
- The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On the night of 21 June 1944, the field was targeted by a massive German strike force.