Nonstop flight route between Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,523 miles (or 12,107 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 Region of Waterloo International 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 Kolwezi Airport and Region of Waterloo International Airport. 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: | YKF / CYKF |
Airport Name: | Region of Waterloo International Airport |
Location: | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'38"N by 80°22'42"W |
Area Served: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, OntarioAirport Manager - Chris Wood, AAE |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1055 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKF |
More Information: | YKF 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.
- Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF):
- On 1 October 2007, Bearskin Airlines started daily non-stop flights to Ottawa.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport handled 138,733 passengers last year.
- On 25 March 2014 Bearskin Airlines announced that they will terminate all scheduled service from the airport effective 1 April 2014.
- The airport was formerly named Waterloo Regional Airport but it changed its name in March 2004 after Northwest Airlines announced that it would run daily flights to Detroit.
- The closest airport to Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of YKF.
- On 13 December 2011 American Airlines announced new daily nonstop flights to Chicago beginning on 14 June 2012, the airport's first destination to the United States since 2009.
- The furthest airport from Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) has 2 runways.