Nonstop flight route between Paris-Orly, Paris, France and Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(48°43'23"N by 2°22'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°47'53"S by 13°26'30"E)
Distance from ORY to MAT:
3,826.06 miles (6,157.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Paris-Orly, Paris, France and Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT), Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,826 miles (or 6,157 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 Paris Orly Airport and Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport), the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORY / LFPO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Paris-Orly, Paris, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°43'23"N by 2°22'45"E |
| Area Served: | Paris, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Paris |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 291 feet (89 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORY |
| More Information: | ORY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAT / FZAM |
| Airport Name: | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) |
| Location: | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°47'53"S by 13°26'30"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAT |
| More Information: | MAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Paris Orly Airport (ORY):
- In addition to being known as "Paris Orly Airport", another name for ORY is "Aéroport de Paris-Orly".
- Paris Orly Airport handled 28,274,154 passengers last year.
- Prior to the construction of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly was the main airport of Paris.
- Because of Paris Orly Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Orly 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.
- Paris Orly Airport (ORY) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Orly Airport (meaning Paris Orly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,093 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The USAAF diagram from March 1947 shows the 6140-foot 27/207 runway with 5170-foot 81/261 runway crossing it at its north end.
- The closest airport to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of ORY.
Facts about Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT):
- Because of Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tshimpi Airport (Matadi 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 Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) is Boma Airport (BOA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of MAT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.61 miles (20.29 km) W | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France |     |
| 2 | 17.24 miles (27.74 km) N | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) | Le Bourget (near Paris), France | |
| 3 | 21.22 miles (34.14 km) NNE | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) | Paris, France | |
| 4 | 43.16 miles (69.45 km) WSW | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 5 | 50.29 miles (80.93 km) ENE | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France | |
| 6 | 51.94 miles (83.58 km) NNW | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 7 | 56.76 miles (91.35 km) WNW | Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) | Évreux / Fauville, France | |
| 8 | 58.24 miles (93.73 km) SSW | Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) | Orléans, France | |
| 9 | 71.11 miles (114.44 km) NW | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| 10 | 79.43 miles (127.83 km) SE | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| 11 | 79.44 miles (127.84 km) N | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 12 | 79.90 miles (128.58 km) ESE | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| 13 | 83.29 miles (134.04 km) E | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France | |
| 14 | 85.91 miles (138.26 km) ENE | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 15 | 101.12 miles (162.74 km) NNW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,092.81 miles (19,461.45 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,844.05 miles (19,061.10 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,843.21 miles (19,059.74 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,835.30 miles (19,047.03 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,832.68 miles (19,042.81 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,829.63 miles (19,037.90 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,825.64 miles (19,031.48 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,808.24 miles (19,003.47 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,806.64 miles (19,000.90 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,789.61 miles (18,973.50 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,787.07 miles (18,969.41 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,778.36 miles (18,955.38 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,768.06 miles (18,938.81 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,765.21 miles (18,934.23 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,763.47 miles (18,931.43 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.27 miles (42.28 km) W | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 75.47 miles (121.46 km) W | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 87.30 miles (140.50 km) W | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 4 | 108.47 miles (174.57 km) SSW | N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) | N'zeto, Angola | |
| 5 | 108.47 miles (174.57 km) SSW | Namibe Airport (MSZ) | Namibe, Angola | |
| 6 | 122.47 miles (197.10 km) NNW | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 7 | 126.84 miles (204.13 km) WNW | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 128.42 miles (206.67 km) NNE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 144.38 miles (232.35 km) S | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 10 | 147.61 miles (237.56 km) NNE | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 164.20 miles (264.25 km) NE | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 168.89 miles (271.81 km) NE | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 169.75 miles (273.19 km) NNW | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 185.21 miles (298.06 km) SE | Negage Airport (GXG) | Negage, Angola | |
| 15 | 203.32 miles (327.22 km) NNW | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,749.65 miles (18,909.18 km) WNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,746.47 miles (18,904.06 km) NNE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,655.22 miles (18,757.21 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,255.32 miles (18,113.64 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,242.37 miles (18,092.80 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,231.30 miles (18,074.98 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,227.93 miles (18,069.56 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,223.98 miles (18,063.20 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,223.72 miles (18,062.77 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,219.41 miles (18,055.84 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,218.63 miles (18,054.59 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,218.63 miles (18,054.59 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,217.47 miles (18,052.72 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,212.99 miles (18,045.52 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,212.30 miles (18,044.41 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |