Nonstop flight route between Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nairobi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,020 miles (or 1,641 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 relatively short distance between Kolwezi Airport and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | NBO / HKJK | 
| Airport Name: | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | 
| Location: | Nairobi, Kenya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'6"S by 36°55'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Nairobi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) | 
| Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NBO | 
| More Information: | NBO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kolwezi Airport (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.
 - The closest airport to Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) is Solwezi Airport (SLI), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) SSE of KWZ.
 - 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 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO):
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NBO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NBO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.
 - International arrivals are bused to a temporary facility set up in the ground floor of the new parkade.
 - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
 - The groundbreaking of a new passenger terminal dubbed the "Greenfield Terminal" with a capacity of 20 million passengers was held on 3 December 2013.
 - The furthest airport from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 - On 7 August 2013, a fire originating in the immigration area caused massive damage to the airport and forced it to suspend operations temporarily.
 - An addition to the existing terminal building, Unit 4, is under construction at a cost of 9.4 billion Kenyan shillings and is slated to open in 2013.
 
