Nonstop flight route between Rosario, Argentina and Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(32°54'12"S by 60°47'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°2'8"S by 18°47'8"E)
Distance from ROS to KKW:
5,424.95 miles (8,730.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), Rosario, Argentina and Kikwit Airport (KKW), Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,425 miles (or 8,731 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport and Kikwit 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: | ROS / SAAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rosario, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°54'12"S by 60°47'3"W |
| Area Served: | Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Province of Santa Fe |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROS |
| More Information: | ROS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKW / FZCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'8"S by 18°47'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKW |
| More Information: | KKW Maps & Info |
Facts about Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS):
- Because of Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosario – Islas Malvinas 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.
- The closest airport to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) NNE of ROS.
- In addition to being known as "Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport", other names for ROS include "Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport" and "Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario – Islas Malvinas".
- The airport serves the Greater Rosario area and is the main hub for Sol Líneas Aéreas and is also served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, Gol Transportes Aéreos and LAN Argentina.
- The airport's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, and could be translated as "Rosario – Falkland Islands International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY), which is nearly antipodal to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (meaning Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
- Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kikwit Airport (KKW):
- In addition to being known as "Kikwit Airport", another name for KKW is "Kikwit Airport".
- The furthest airport from Kikwit Airport (KKW) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kikwit Airport (meaning Kikwit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kikwit Airport (KKW) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) E of KKW.
- Kikwit Airport (KKW) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.65 miles (126.57 km) NNE | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 126.10 miles (202.94 km) E | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 4 | 162.73 miles (261.89 km) ENE | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 165.49 miles (266.33 km) SE | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 177.74 miles (286.05 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 184.97 miles (297.67 km) SE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 8 | 192.46 miles (309.74 km) ENE | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 197.34 miles (317.58 km) ENE | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 10 | 203.79 miles (327.97 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 212.22 miles (341.53 km) SSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 218.77 miles (352.07 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 220.04 miles (354.12 km) NNW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 228.63 miles (367.94 km) WNW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 238.59 miles (383.97 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.37 miles (19,954.80 km) NW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 12,376.31 miles (19,917.69 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 12,369.24 miles (19,906.31 km) WNW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 12,360.13 miles (19,891.65 km) NNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 12,353.94 miles (19,881.69 km) NNE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 6 | 12,326.75 miles (19,837.94 km) E | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 12,319.88 miles (19,826.88 km) N | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,316.32 miles (19,821.14 km) NW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,312.19 miles (19,814.50 km) NE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 12,303.91 miles (19,801.17 km) NNW | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.84 km) NE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 12,281.77 miles (19,765.54 km) NNE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 12,265.60 miles (19,739.52 km) NW | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 14 | 12,262.45 miles (19,734.46 km) NNE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 12,242.37 miles (19,702.14 km) NW | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.11 miles (90.30 km) E | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 123.84 miles (199.31 km) ENE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 153.49 miles (247.02 km) NW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 177.25 miles (285.25 km) NNW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 214.93 miles (345.89 km) SE | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 6 | 216.17 miles (347.89 km) N | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 234.40 miles (377.23 km) W | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 248.20 miles (399.43 km) N | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 249.23 miles (401.10 km) WNW | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 255.93 miles (411.87 km) SE | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 11 | 260.29 miles (418.90 km) ESE | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 264.61 miles (425.85 km) SSW | Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) | Cafunfo, Angola | |
| 13 | 270.59 miles (435.47 km) SSE | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 14 | 286.39 miles (460.90 km) S | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| 15 | 297.39 miles (478.61 km) NW | Gamboma Airport (GMM) | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,097.06 miles (19,468.29 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,533.91 miles (18,561.99 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,451.86 miles (18,429.94 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,371.53 miles (18,300.65 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,363.05 miles (18,287.02 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,349.16 miles (18,264.65 km) NNW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,340.68 miles (18,251.01 km) NNW | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,337.60 miles (18,246.06 km) NNW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,324.75 miles (18,225.37 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,311.63 miles (18,204.26 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,294.96 miles (18,177.43 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,294.77 miles (18,177.13 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,293.37 miles (18,174.88 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,292.98 miles (18,174.25 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,290.35 miles (18,170.00 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |