Nonstop flight route between Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dover, Delaware, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KKW to DOV:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - KKW Airport Information
 - DOV Airport Information
 - Facts about KKW
 - Facts about DOV
 - Map of Nearest Airports to KKW
 - List of Nearest Airports to KKW
 - Map of Furthest Airports from KKW
 - List of Furthest Airports from KKW
 - Map of Nearest Airports to DOV
 - List of Nearest Airports to DOV
 - Map of Furthest Airports from DOV
 - List of Furthest Airports from DOV
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kikwit Airport (KKW), Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,665 miles (or 10,727 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 Kikwit Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Kikwit Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKW / FZCA | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'8"S by 18°47'8"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KKW | 
| More Information: | KKW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DOV | 
| More Information: | DOV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kikwit Airport (KKW):
- The furthest airport from Kikwit Airport (KKW) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kikwit Airport (meaning Kikwit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - In addition to being known as "Kikwit Airport", another name for KKW is "Kikwit Airport".
 - Kikwit Airport (KKW) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kikwit Airport (KKW) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) E of KKW.
 
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
 - Also following September 11, 2001, Army mortuary specialists organized support for Pentagon recovery efforts out of the Base.
 - Dover Airfield was reactivated on 1 August 1950 as a result of the Korean War and the expansion of the United States Air Force in response to the Soviet threat in the Cold War.
 - * Was a subbase of Camp Springs AAF, Maryland, June 6, 1943 – April 15, 1944.
 - Some of the more memorable flights during the post-war period included the airdrop and test firing of a Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile and the delivery of a 40-ton superconducting magnet to Moscow during the Cold War, for which the crew received the Mackay Trophy.
 - In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
 - The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
