Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°0'52"S by 13°57'59"E)
Distance from LWR to MUY:
3,983.85 miles (6,411.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Mouyondzi Airport (MUY), Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,984 miles (or 6,411 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Mouyondzi 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Mouyondzi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
| More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUY / FCBM |
| Airport Name: | Mouyondzi Airport |
| Location: | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'52"S by 13°57'59"E |
| Area Served: | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1670 feet (509 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUY |
| More Information: | MUY Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- The airport is the location of the annual NATO exercise "Frisian Flag", and the Fighter Weapons Instructor Training.
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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.
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
Facts about Mouyondzi Airport (MUY):
- The closest airport to Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) is Kindamba Airport (KNJ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of MUY.
- The furthest airport from Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,826 miles (19,032 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) ESE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |     |
| 2 | 45.81 miles (73.73 km) WSW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.57 miles (74.95 km) ENE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) S | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 61.59 miles (99.12 km) E | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 6 | 76.03 miles (122.35 km) SSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 81.00 miles (130.36 km) SE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) SW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) SE | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 10 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) ENE | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NE | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 113.50 miles (182.66 km) S | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.25 miles (18,955.21 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,579.24 miles (18,634.93 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,564.23 miles (18,610.78 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.21 miles (18,576.94 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.21 miles (18,564.08 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,533.22 miles (18,560.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,532.76 miles (18,560.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,531.09 miles (18,557.44 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,516.42 miles (18,533.83 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.93 miles (18,513.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.10 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,484.77 miles (18,482.91 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,478.45 miles (18,472.73 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,471.53 miles (18,461.60 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,469.75 miles (18,458.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.21 miles (61.50 km) E | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 81.13 miles (130.57 km) N | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 90.17 miles (145.11 km) E | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 91.02 miles (146.48 km) W | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 5 | 100.03 miles (160.97 km) WNW | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 105.03 miles (169.04 km) ESE | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 114.19 miles (183.77 km) NW | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 114.96 miles (185.01 km) NNE | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 9 | 115.77 miles (186.31 km) NNE | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 10 | 128.42 miles (206.67 km) SSW | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 141.47 miles (227.68 km) SSW | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 153.58 miles (247.16 km) WSW | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 164.14 miles (264.16 km) SW | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 14 | 166.99 miles (268.75 km) NNW | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 15 | 172.86 miles (278.19 km) SW | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,826.01 miles (19,032.06 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,821.48 miles (19,024.78 km) WNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,526.85 miles (18,550.62 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,383.60 miles (18,320.09 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,166.14 miles (17,970.12 km) ENE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,158.86 miles (17,958.41 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,155.93 miles (17,953.69 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,154.91 miles (17,952.04 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,153.94 miles (17,950.49 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,144.58 miles (17,935.42 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,142.43 miles (17,931.95 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,142.04 miles (17,931.32 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,141.27 miles (17,930.09 km) NNW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,137.80 miles (17,924.51 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,137.61 miles (17,924.20 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |