Nonstop flight route between Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and N'djili Airport (FIH), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,863 miles (or 14,263 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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: | BNE / YBBN |
Airport Name: | Brisbane Airport |
Location: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°22'59"S by 153°7'5"E |
Area Served: | Brisbane, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNE |
More Information: | BNE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIH / FZAA |
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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 Brisbane Airport (BNE):
- In 1997, as part of the privatisation of numerous Australian airports, the airport was acquired for $1.4 billion from the Federal Airports Corporation by Brisbane Airport Corporation under a 50-year lease.
- There is an inter-terminal bus connecting the two terminals and the nearby Skygate shopping precinct, DFO and Novotel hotel.
- The international terminal was built in 1995 and has 12 bays with aerobridges, two of these a capable of handling A380s.
- Brisbane's first airport, Eagle Farm Airport, was built in 1925 in the suburb of Eagle Farm originally a farming area in north Brisbane.
- By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth.
- Brisbane Airport has two passenger terminals.
- The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.
- Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
- Brisbane Airport is a major hub for Virgin Australia, and a secondary hub for both Qantas and its low cost subsidiary Jetstar.
- On 27 February 2014, Qantas announced it had disposed of its long-term lease at the domestic terminal which was due to expire on 30 December 2018.
- Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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.
Facts about N'djili Airport (FIH):
- The airport has barely been maintained or upgraded and is still using the infrastructure built by the Belgians during the colonial era.
- 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.
- The closest airport to N'djili Airport (FIH) is Maya–Maya Airport (BZV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of FIH.
- In addition to being known as "N'djili Airport", another name for FIH is "Aéroport de N'djili".
- 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.
- N'djili Airport (FIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- N'djili Airport handled 672,347 passengers last year.