Nonstop flight route between Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(50°2'57"N by 8°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°2'8"S by 18°47'8"E)
Distance from WIE to KKW:
3,857.12 miles (6,207.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Kikwit Airport (KKW), Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,857 miles (or 6,207 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Kikwit 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Kikwit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIE / ETOU |
| Airport Name: | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden |
| Location: | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°2'57"N by 8°19'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | United States with authority from Germany |
| View all routes: | Routes from WIE |
| More Information: | WIE 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE):
- Prior to this renaming, "Lucius D.
- The closest airport to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) is Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of WIE.
- Until summer 2011, Wiesbaden AAF was home to the headquarters of 1st Armored Division and a number of subordinate units.
- From 1975 to 1993 Wiesbaden was a joint Army/Air Force community with a service-wide reputation for excellence that was enhanced by the strong bonds that developed between these organizations.
- On 4 July 1956 a U-2A stationed in Wiesbaden flew over both Moscow and Leningrad as part of Operation Overflight, missions to spy on Soviet military bases.
- In 1973 HQ USAFE was relocated to Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern.
- The furthest airport from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Kikwit Airport (KKW):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kikwit Airport", another name for KKW is "Kikwit Airport".
Map of Nearest Airports to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
List of Nearest Airports to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) SW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 10.98 miles (17.67 km) E | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 3 | 40.75 miles (65.58 km) SSE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 41.41 miles (66.64 km) SSW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 5 | 46.71 miles (75.18 km) NNW | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 6 | 47.61 miles (76.61 km) W | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 52.82 miles (85.00 km) SW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 9 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 76.70 miles (123.44 km) NW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) ESE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 12 | 78.47 miles (126.29 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 79.28 miles (127.58 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 14 | 84.98 miles (136.76 km) NNE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 86.23 miles (138.77 km) ESE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
Map of Furthest Airports from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
List of Furthest Airports from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,950.47 miles (19,232.37 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,565.35 miles (18,612.58 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,561.50 miles (18,606.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,561.21 miles (18,605.92 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,560.45 miles (18,604.69 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,554.19 miles (18,594.62 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,552.16 miles (18,591.36 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,551.06 miles (18,589.58 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,543.72 miles (18,577.78 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,535.68 miles (18,564.82 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,527.17 miles (18,551.14 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,525.59 miles (18,548.60 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,516.94 miles (18,534.68 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,500.60 miles (18,508.38 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,496.39 miles (18,501.60 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |