Nonstop flight route between Ndola, Zambia and Calgary, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ndola Airport (NLA), Ndola, Zambia and Calgary International Airport (YYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,080 miles (or 14,612 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 Ndola Airport and Calgary 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 Ndola Airport and Calgary International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ndola Airport (NLA):

• Because of Ndola Airport's high elevation of 4,170 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Ndola Airport is an airport that serves the city of Ndola and surrounding cities on the copperbelt.
• The furthest airport from Ndola Airport (NLA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,911 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Ndola Airport (NLA) is Southdowns Airport (KIW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of NLA.
• Ndola Airport (NLA) has 2 runways.

Facts about Calgary International Airport (YYC):

• The furthest airport from Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The structure was designed by Stevenson, Raines, Barret, Hutton, Seton and Partners and completed in 1977.
• Servisair provides cargo, lounge, passenger, and ramp services in Calgary.
• Construction of the new runway resulted in April 2011 in the permanent closure of Barlow Trail and McCall Way's connections between Airport Road and McKnight Boulevard to the south.
• The long runway length can be attributed to the relatively high elevation, previously 3,557 ft and now 3,606 ft, of the airport and the need to support the largest passenger aircraft types.
• There are only a few ground handling companies in Calgary but each provides different services to the airlines they serve.
• Gates 20 to 34 are swing gates.
• The closest airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Banff Airport (YBA), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) W of YYC.
• Apron II is the main cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four Boeing 747s.
• Calgary International Airport (YYC) has 4 runways.