Nonstop flight route between Lusaka, Zambia and Invercargill, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), Lusaka, Zambia and Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,495 miles (or 12,061 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 Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and Invercargill 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 Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and Invercargill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN):

• Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) has 2 runways.
• Kenneth Kaunda International Airport handled 787,000 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (meaning Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Kenneth Kaunda International Airport", another name for LUN is "FLKK".
• The closest airport to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) is Kariba Airport (KAB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SSE of LUN.

Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):

• Invercargill Airport is a controlled aerodrome located one mile west of the city centre of Invercargill at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand.
• The largest aircraft to land at Invercargill is the Boeing C-17 Globemaster, although the runway has been "buzzed" by USAF KC-10 Extenders, Lockheed C-141 Starlifters and C-5 Galaxy.
• The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
• Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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.
• A fully covered baggage carousel was commissioned in 2001.
• The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
• In 2013, the airport announced a new terminal building will be constructed and will cost $13.3 million, with construction funded by Invercargill City Holdings Ltd.
• Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
• Although only ever a backup airport during World War II, military operations have remained rare due to Christchurch being chosen as the main Operation Deep Freeze Base in 1949 and what was then Dunedin's Taieri Aerodrome acting as a departure point for shorter range aircraft heading south.
• When the Government nationalized all airlines to create NAC in 1947, the Electra service was replaced by de Havilland DH.89s.
• Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.