Nonstop flight route between Niamey, Niger and Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'54"N by 2°10'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E)
Distance from NIM to RCB:
3,536.12 miles (5,690.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), Niamey, Niger and Richards Bay Airport (RCB), Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,536 miles (or 5,691 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 Diori Hamani International Airport and Richards Bay 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 Diori Hamani International Airport and Richards Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIM / DRRN |
| Airport Name: | Diori Hamani International Airport |
| Location: | Niamey, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'54"N by 2°10'13"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 732 feet (223 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIM |
| More Information: | NIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCB / FARB |
| Airport Name: | Richards Bay Airport |
| Location: | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | uMhlathuze Local Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCB |
| More Information: | RCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM):
- The furthest airport from Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Diori Hamani International Airport (meaning Diori Hamani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Kantchari Airport (XKA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSW of NIM.
- Diori Hamani International Airport handled 154,460 passengers last year.
- Because of Diori Hamani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Diori Hamani International 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.
- Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Richards Bay Airport (RCB):
- Richards Bay Airport (RCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hluhluwe Airport (HLW), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of RCB.
- Because of Richards Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Richards Bay 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.
- The furthest airport from Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.75 miles (134.78 km) SSW | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 101.57 miles (163.46 km) SSW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 112.02 miles (180.28 km) W | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 138.32 miles (222.60 km) SSW | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 154.66 miles (248.89 km) WNW | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 157.23 miles (253.04 km) SW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 160.67 miles (258.57 km) WSW | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 168.91 miles (271.84 km) WNW | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 169.61 miles (272.96 km) SSE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 10 | 173.67 miles (279.50 km) WNW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 183.12 miles (294.70 km) SSW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 192.93 miles (310.49 km) WSW | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 206.94 miles (333.04 km) SW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 211.82 miles (340.89 km) WNW | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 221.39 miles (356.29 km) SSW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,377.32 miles (19,919.31 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,326.25 miles (19,837.13 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,230.72 miles (19,683.39 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 4 | 12,157.12 miles (19,564.94 km) SE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,125.65 miles (19,514.30 km) SSE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,113.10 miles (19,494.10 km) SE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,087.30 miles (19,452.58 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,066.78 miles (19,419.55 km) SE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,062.24 miles (19,412.25 km) W | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 12,055.81 miles (19,401.90 km) SSE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,054.18 miles (19,399.28 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 12,045.22 miles (19,384.85 km) W | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 13 | 12,040.62 miles (19,377.45 km) SE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 14 | 12,039.38 miles (19,375.46 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 12,027.29 miles (19,356.00 km) W | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) SW | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 119.80 miles (192.80 km) WSW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) W | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 160.19 miles (257.81 km) NNW | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 6 | 180.06 miles (289.77 km) SW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 186.21 miles (299.68 km) WSW | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 197.06 miles (317.14 km) N | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 221.74 miles (356.85 km) WSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 235.81 miles (379.50 km) WSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 239.78 miles (385.89 km) NNW | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 244.68 miles (393.77 km) W | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 254.51 miles (409.59 km) WSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 273.13 miles (439.56 km) N | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (441.00 km) WNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,688.97 miles (18,811.52 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,676.26 miles (18,791.08 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.75 miles (18,778.99 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,668.60 miles (18,778.74 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,667.27 miles (18,776.61 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,660.70 miles (18,766.03 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,658.80 miles (18,762.97 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,649.90 miles (18,748.65 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,647.45 miles (18,744.70 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,631.35 miles (18,718.80 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,629.30 miles (18,715.50 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,625.76 miles (18,709.81 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |