Nonstop flight route between Phaplu, Nepal and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phaplu Airport (PPL), Phaplu, Nepal and N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,216 miles (or 8,394 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 Phaplu Airport and N'djili 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 Phaplu Airport and N'djili Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPL / VNPL | 
| Airport Name: | Phaplu Airport | 
| Location: | Phaplu, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°31'5"N by 86°35'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Phaplu, Nepal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7918 feet (2,413 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PPL | 
| More Information: | PPL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIH / FZAA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°23'8"S by 15°26'40"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1027 feet (313 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FIH | 
| More Information: | FIH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Phaplu Airport (PPL):
- The closest airport to Phaplu Airport (PPL) is Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of PPL.
- Because of Phaplu Airport's high elevation of 7,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PPL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PPL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Phaplu Airport (PPL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,455 miles (18,435 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about N'djili Airport (FIH):
- The furthest airport from N'djili Airport (FIH) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to N'djili Airport (FIH) is Maya–Maya Airport (BZV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of FIH.
- N'djili Airport, also known as N'Djili International Airport and Kinshasa International Airport, serves the city of Kinshasa and is the largest of the four international airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".
- N'Djili airport at night
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Terminal building at Kinshasa International Airport
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.




