AirportsKalemie Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kalemie, in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FMI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FMI
- ICAO code
- FZRF
- City
- Kalemie
- State or region
- Tanganyika Province
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.8756° S, 29.2500° E
- Elevation
- 783 m (2,569 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,750 m (5,741 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FMI means Kalemie Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FZRF. 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 5.8756° S, 29.2500° E. It stands 783 metres (2,569 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lubumbashi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kalemie Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,750 metres (5,741 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Democratic Republic of the Congo on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,750 m 5,741 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kigoma AirportKigoma, Tanzania | TKQ | 119 km |
| Gitega AirportGitega, Burundi | GID | 283 km |
| Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBujumbura, Burundi | BJM | 284 km |
| Kamembe AirportKamembe, Rwanda | KME | 381 km |
| Kirundo AirportKirundo, Burundi | KRE | 382 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,392 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,524 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,467 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,976 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,531 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,453 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,337 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,241 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,486 km | 15 h 35 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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