Nonstop flight route between Raipur, India and Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), Raipur, India and Kongolo Airport (KOO), Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,137 miles (or 6,658 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 Swami Vivekananda Airport and Kongolo 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 Swami Vivekananda Airport and Kongolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RPR / VARP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Raipur, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'51"N by 81°44'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Raipur, Naya Raipur | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RPR | 
| More Information: | RPR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOO / FZRQ | 
| Airport Name: | Kongolo Airport | 
| Location: | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°23'39"S by 26°59'23"E | 
| Area Served: | Kongolo, DR Congo | 
| Elevation: | 1850 feet (564 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOO | 
| More Information: | KOO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR):
- The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities and a CAT- 1 Instrument Landing System as well as Navigational facilities like DVOR, DME, and an NDB.
- Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The proposed international terminal is being upgraded along with the runway expansion project to enable the airport to handle larger aircraft for starting international operations, connecting the city to South-East Asia and the Middle East.
- In addition to being known as "Swami Vivekananda Airport", other names for RPR include "Mana Airport" and "स्वामी विवेकानन्द हवाई अड्डा, रायपुर".
- The closest airport to Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Bilaspur Airport (PAB), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NNE of RPR.
- On 24 January 2012, the Union cabinet of India approved the State Government's proposal for renaming Raipur airport after India's greatest son and well known saint Swami Vivekananda who spent 2 years of his teenage in Raipur.
Facts about Kongolo Airport (KOO):
- The furthest airport from Kongolo Airport (KOO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kongolo Airport (meaning Kongolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kongolo Airport (KOO) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) ESE of KOO.




