Nonstop flight route between Guiyang, Guizhou, China and Kitwe, Zambia:
Departure Airport:
(26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(12°54'1"S by 28°8'58"E)
Distance from KWE to KIW:
5,933.70 miles (9,549.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), Guiyang, Guizhou, China and Southdowns Airport (KIW), Kitwe, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,934 miles (or 9,549 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 Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport and Southdowns 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 Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport and Southdowns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWE / ZUGY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E |
| Area Served: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3737 feet (1,139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWE |
| More Information: | KWE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE):
- The closest airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) WSW of KWE.
- In addition to being known as "Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport", other names for KWE include "贵阳龙洞堡国际机场" and "Guìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng".
- in 2011, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 7,339,229 passengers.
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (meaning Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport handled 7,339,229 passengers last year.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.55 miles (97.44 km) WSW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China |     |
| 2 | 73.67 miles (118.56 km) N | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) ENE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 104.06 miles (167.47 km) SE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 106.31 miles (171.09 km) WNW | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 133.54 miles (214.91 km) SSE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 146.21 miles (235.30 km) E | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 179.95 miles (289.59 km) ENE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 181.66 miles (292.36 km) NNW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 189.06 miles (304.26 km) ENE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) S | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 195.28 miles (314.27 km) WNW | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 208.51 miles (335.57 km) NW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 219.97 miles (354.01 km) N | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 221.01 miles (355.68 km) ESE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.82 miles (19,755.97 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,257.40 miles (19,726.32 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,223.75 miles (19,672.18 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,173.61 miles (19,591.47 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,162.13 miles (19,573.01 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,114.63 miles (19,496.56 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,048.05 miles (19,389.40 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,999.53 miles (19,311.33 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,982.47 miles (19,283.87 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,981.99 miles (19,283.10 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,980.14 miles (19,280.11 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,959.12 miles (19,246.30 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,942.14 miles (19,218.97 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,941.73 miles (19,218.30 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,936.76 miles (19,210.31 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.45 miles (45.78 km) NW | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 2 | 35.04 miles (56.40 km) ESE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 3 | 99.62 miles (160.33 km) NNW | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 130.30 miles (209.70 km) WNW | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 5 | 131.28 miles (211.27 km) NNE | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 6 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) S | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 7 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) NW | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 254.86 miles (410.15 km) S | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | 256.04 miles (412.06 km) E | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 10 | 258.56 miles (416.10 km) SW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 259.65 miles (417.87 km) WSW | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 274.16 miles (441.21 km) NE | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 13 | 301.87 miles (485.81 km) E | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 14 | 342.20 miles (550.72 km) W | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 15 | 344.40 miles (554.25 km) WSW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.12 miles (19,183.53 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,893.19 miles (19,140.19 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,888.59 miles (19,132.79 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,884.87 miles (19,126.80 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,862.93 miles (19,091.48 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,825.85 miles (19,031.82 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,806.80 miles (19,001.16 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,796.18 miles (18,984.07 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,795.13 miles (18,982.37 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,770.47 miles (18,942.69 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,769.74 miles (18,941.51 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,730.60 miles (18,878.52 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,730.60 miles (18,878.52 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,725.66 miles (18,870.57 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,716.88 miles (18,856.44 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |