Nonstop flight route between Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Salida, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalemie Airport (FMI), Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Harriet Alexander Field (SLT), Salida, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,850 miles (or 14,242 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 Kalemie Airport and Harriet Alexander Field, 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 Kalemie Airport and Harriet Alexander Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMI / FZRF |
Airport Name: | Kalemie Airport |
Location: | Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°52'32"S by 29°15'0"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2569 feet (783 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMI |
More Information: | FMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLT / KANK |
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Location: | Salida, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'17"N by 106°2'54"W |
Area Served: | Salida, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salida & Chaffee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7523 feet (2,293 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLT |
More Information: | SLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalemie Airport (FMI):
- Kalemie Airport (FMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kalemie Airport (FMI) is Kigoma Airport (TKQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) NNE of FMI.
- The furthest airport from Kalemie Airport (FMI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,909 miles (19,165 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Harriet Alexander Field (SLT):
- The furthest airport from Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the year ending April 20, 2006 the airport had 9,653 aircraft operations, 99.5% general aviation and 0.5% military.
- The closest airport to Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) is Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of SLT.
- Because of Harriet Alexander Field's high elevation of 7,523 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Harriet Alexander Field is a public airport two miles west of Salida, in Chaffee County, Colorado.
- In addition to being known as "Harriet Alexander Field", another name for SLT is "ANK".