Nonstop flight route between Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tokyo, Honshū, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(10°45'56"S by 25°30'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°33'11"N by 139°46'51"E)
Distance from KWZ to HND:
8,009.69 miles (12,890.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,010 miles (or 12,890 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 Kolwezi Airport and Tokyo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWZ / FZQM |
| Airport Name: | Kolwezi Airport |
| Location: | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°45'56"S by 25°30'20"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5007 feet (1,526 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWZ |
| More Information: | KWZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HND / RJTT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'11"N by 139°46'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tokyo Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminals) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HND |
| More Information: | HND Maps & Info |
Facts about Kolwezi Airport (KWZ):
- The closest airport to Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) is Solwezi Airport (SLI), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) SSE of KWZ.
- Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Kolwezi Airport's high elevation of 5,007 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KWZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KWZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):
- Haneda Airfield first opened in 1931 on a small piece of bayfront land at the south end of today's airport complex.
- In October 2006, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reached an informal agreement to launch bilateral talks regarding an additional city-to-city service between Haneda and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
- Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
- Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
- Haneda Airport has three terminals.
- The furthest airport from Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Haneda Airport's new international terminal has received numerous complaints from passengers using it during night hours.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.43 miles (182.55 km) SSE | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia |     |
| 2 | 147.76 miles (237.79 km) N | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 148.65 miles (239.22 km) ESE | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 191.96 miles (308.92 km) WSW | Cazombo Airport (CAV) | Cazombo, Angola | |
| 5 | 204.19 miles (328.62 km) SE | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 6 | 222.37 miles (357.86 km) W | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 7 | 230.06 miles (370.25 km) E | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 8 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) SE | Southdowns Airport (KIW) | Kitwe, Zambia | |
| 9 | 250.89 miles (403.77 km) SW | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 10 | 263.25 miles (423.66 km) SE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 11 | 282.48 miles (454.60 km) S | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 292.09 miles (470.08 km) SSW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 13 | 298.20 miles (479.91 km) NNW | Gandajika Airport (GDJ) | Gandajika, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 347.14 miles (558.66 km) NNW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 347.94 miles (559.95 km) SSW | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,817.01 miles (19,017.58 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,808.28 miles (19,003.53 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,804.57 miles (18,997.57 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,799.34 miles (18,989.15 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,793.92 miles (18,980.43 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,774.20 miles (18,948.69 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,736.50 miles (18,888.02 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,725.54 miles (18,870.39 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,724.99 miles (18,869.50 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,717.56 miles (18,857.53 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,698.67 miles (18,827.14 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.82 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,673.08 miles (18,785.95 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,673.08 miles (18,785.95 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,670.85 miles (18,782.37 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.96 miles (59.48 km) ENE | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 2 | 66.60 miles (107.17 km) N | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 103.00 miles (165.77 km) S | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 104.01 miles (167.38 km) WSW | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 5 | 112.36 miles (180.82 km) WNW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 6 | 121.14 miles (194.96 km) NNE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 7 | 162.19 miles (261.02 km) W | Nagoya Airfield (NKM) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 8 | 163.36 miles (262.90 km) WNW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 9 | 168.47 miles (271.13 km) S | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10 | 170.08 miles (273.72 km) NNW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| 11 | 174.72 miles (281.18 km) WSW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 12 | 189.41 miles (304.83 km) NNE | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 13 | 197.36 miles (317.63 km) WNW | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 200.18 miles (322.15 km) N | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 203.33 miles (327.23 km) WNW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,721.56 miles (18,863.97 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,710.99 miles (18,846.97 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,704.55 miles (18,836.60 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,694.30 miles (18,820.10 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,691.95 miles (18,816.32 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,658.10 miles (18,761.85 km) SE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,638.64 miles (18,730.52 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,616.43 miles (18,694.79 km) SE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,615.56 miles (18,693.38 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,604.96 miles (18,676.33 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,596.41 miles (18,662.56 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,587.06 miles (18,647.52 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,570.30 miles (18,620.55 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 11,566.43 miles (18,614.32 km) ESE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,563.90 miles (18,610.25 km) SE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |