Nonstop flight route between Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands and Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(7°24'57"S by 155°33'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°45'56"S by 25°30'20"E)
Distance from MNY to KWZ:
8,780.01 miles (14,130.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mono Airport (MNY), Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands and Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,780 miles (or 14,130 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 Mono Airport and Kolwezi 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 Mono Airport and Kolwezi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNY / AGGO |
| Airport Name: | Mono Airport |
| Location: | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'57"S by 155°33'55"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from MNY |
| More Information: | MNY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Mono Airport (MNY):
- Stirling Airfield is still in use today by the Solomons Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Mono Airport (MNY) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Following the Allied invasion of the Northern Solomon Islands on October 25–27, 1943, an airstrip was built on Stirling Island by the 87th Naval Construction Battalion.
- The closest airport to Mono Airport (MNY) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MNY.
Facts about Kolwezi Airport (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.
- 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.
- Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.70 miles (59.07 km) NE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 74.92 miles (120.57 km) NE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) N | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 100.65 miles (161.98 km) ESE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 132.18 miles (212.73 km) ESE | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 138.65 miles (223.13 km) E | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 150.79 miles (242.66 km) NNW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 218.47 miles (351.59 km) SW | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 221.49 miles (356.45 km) NNW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 275.37 miles (443.16 km) ESE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 278.79 miles (448.68 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 288.31 miles (463.99 km) WNW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 292.85 miles (471.29 km) SW | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 304.06 miles (489.33 km) WNW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 305.12 miles (491.04 km) NW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.88 miles (19,184.74 km) N | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,914.14 miles (19,173.90 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,909.65 miles (19,166.67 km) N | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,895.70 miles (19,144.23 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.82 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,810.14 miles (19,006.53 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 7 | 11,803.01 miles (18,995.06 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,792.42 miles (18,978.01 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 9 | 11,784.79 miles (18,965.74 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,784.65 miles (18,965.50 km) N | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,778.28 miles (18,955.26 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,768.30 miles (18,939.20 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 13 | 11,763.52 miles (18,931.51 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 14 | 11,759.14 miles (18,924.46 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,745.84 miles (18,903.05 km) NW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.43 miles (182.55 km) SSE | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 2 | 147.76 miles (237.79 km) N | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 148.65 miles (239.22 km) ESE | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 191.96 miles (308.92 km) WSW | Cazombo Airport (CAV) | Cazombo, Angola | |
| 5 | 204.19 miles (328.62 km) SE | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 6 | 222.37 miles (357.86 km) W | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 7 | 230.06 miles (370.25 km) E | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 8 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) SE | Southdowns Airport (KIW) | Kitwe, Zambia | |
| 9 | 250.89 miles (403.77 km) SW | Zambezi Airport (BBZ) | Zambezi, Zambia | |
| 10 | 263.25 miles (423.66 km) SE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 11 | 282.48 miles (454.60 km) S | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 292.09 miles (470.08 km) SSW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 13 | 298.20 miles (479.91 km) NNW | Gandajika Airport (GDJ) | Gandajika, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 347.14 miles (558.66 km) NNW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 347.94 miles (559.95 km) SSW | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,817.01 miles (19,017.58 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,808.28 miles (19,003.53 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,804.57 miles (18,997.57 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,799.34 miles (18,989.15 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,793.92 miles (18,980.43 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,774.20 miles (18,948.69 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,736.50 miles (18,888.02 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,725.54 miles (18,870.39 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,724.99 miles (18,869.50 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,717.56 miles (18,857.53 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,698.67 miles (18,827.14 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.82 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,673.08 miles (18,785.95 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,673.08 miles (18,785.95 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,670.85 miles (18,782.37 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |