Nonstop flight route between Laredo, Texas, United States and Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°43'2"S by 17°41'4"E)
Distance from LRD to NIO:
7,960.61 miles (12,811.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States and Nioki Airport (NIO), Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,961 miles (or 12,811 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 Laredo International Airport and Nioki 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 Laredo International Airport and Nioki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRD / KLRD |
| Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
| Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
| Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
| More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIO / FZBI |
| Airport Name: | Nioki Airport |
| Location: | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°43'2"S by 17°41'4"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIO |
| More Information: | NIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo 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 Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Laredo International Airport covers an area of 1,796 acres at an elevation of 508 feet above mean sea level.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
- The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
Facts about Nioki Airport (NIO):
- The furthest airport from Nioki Airport (NIO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Nioki Airport (meaning Nioki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Nioki Airport (NIO) is Bandundu Airport (FDU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of NIO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.61 miles (15.46 km) SW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 64.79 miles (104.27 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) E | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 99.44 miles (160.03 km) NW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 5 | 101.25 miles (162.95 km) E | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 116.48 miles (187.46 km) N | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 120.90 miles (194.57 km) SE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 121.00 miles (194.73 km) E | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 126.61 miles (203.75 km) N | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) SSW | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 11 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) WSW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 13 | 133.28 miles (214.49 km) E | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.73 miles (221.65 km) NNE | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNE | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,225.58 miles (18,065.77 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,941.41 miles (17,608.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,915.52 miles (17,566.79 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,802.95 miles (17,385.61 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,797.86 miles (17,377.43 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,497.00 miles (16,893.23 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,436.34 miles (16,795.61 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,421.14 miles (16,771.16 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,400.60 miles (16,738.10 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,380.70 miles (16,706.07 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.88 miles (16,703.15 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,370.86 miles (16,690.24 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,360.91 miles (16,674.23 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,355.87 miles (16,666.12 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,355.57 miles (16,665.64 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.04 miles (74.09 km) SSW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 67.49 miles (108.61 km) NE | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 126.16 miles (203.04 km) NE | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 138.57 miles (223.00 km) WNW | Gamboma Airport (GMM) | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 160.23 miles (257.86 km) NW | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 177.25 miles (285.25 km) SSE | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 192.74 miles (310.19 km) SW | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 192.79 miles (310.26 km) NW | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 193.86 miles (311.98 km) NNE | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 197.00 miles (317.04 km) NW | Boundji Airport (BOE) | Boundji, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 198.39 miles (319.28 km) WSW | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 202.96 miles (326.63 km) W | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 13 | 205.67 miles (331.00 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 218.32 miles (351.36 km) W | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 15 | 219.39 miles (353.08 km) ESE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,090.30 miles (19,457.40 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,685.59 miles (18,806.09 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,527.30 miles (18,551.34 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,351.66 miles (18,268.68 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 11,186.93 miles (18,003.57 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,172.75 miles (17,980.75 km) NNW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,169.56 miles (17,975.62 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,166.42 miles (17,970.56 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,164.98 miles (17,968.25 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,163.75 miles (17,966.27 km) NNW | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,161.21 miles (17,962.18 km) NNW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,148.64 miles (17,941.96 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,137.23 miles (17,923.59 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,129.55 miles (17,911.23 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,122.55 miles (17,899.96 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |