Nonstop flight route between Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Corpus Christi, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,562 miles (or 13,779 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, 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 Kolwezi Airport and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | NGP / KNGP | 
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| Location: | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'32"N by 97°17'27"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy | 
| Airport Type: | Naval Air Station | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NGP | 
| More Information: | NGP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kolwezi Airport (KWZ):
- 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".
 - The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
 - The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft.
 - Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
 
