Nonstop flight route between Kitwe, Zambia and Greenville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southdowns Airport (KIW), Kitwe, Zambia and Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV), Greenville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,601 miles (or 12,233 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 Pitt–Greenville 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 Pitt–Greenville 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: | PGV / KPGV | 
| Airport Name: | Pitt–Greenville Airport | 
| Location: | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°38'7"N by 77°23'7"W | 
| Area Served: | Greenville, North Carolina | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pitt–Greenville Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PGV | 
| More Information: | PGV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Southdowns Airport (KIW):
- Southdowns Airport (KIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV):
- The airport officially opened the renovated air terminal on February 24, 2011.
- The closest airport to Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of PGV.
- Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Pitt–Greenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt–Greenville 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.




