AirportsNdjili International Airport is a large airport serving Kinshasa, in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FIH
- ICAO code
- FZAA
- City
- Kinshasa
- State or region
- Kinshasa Province
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.3857° S, 15.4446° E
- Elevation
- 313 m (1,027 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FIH means Ndjili International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FZAA. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.3857° S, 15.4446° E. It stands 313 metres (1,027 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Kinshasa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ndjili International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Democratic Republic of the Congo on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maya-Maya International AirportBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo | BZV | 26 km |
| Bandundu AirportBandundu | FDU | 246 km |
| Mbanza Congo AirportMbanza Congo, Angola | SSY | 248 km |
| Negage AirportNegage, Angola | GXG | 375 km |
| M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International AirportFranceville, Gabon | MVB | 377 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,529 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,801 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,424 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,392 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,260 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,234 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,858 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,359 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,715 km | 17 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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