AirportsKikwit Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kikwit, in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KKW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KKW
- ICAO code
- FZCA
- City
- Kikwit
- State or region
- Kwilu Province
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.0358° S, 18.7856° E
- Elevation
- 479 m (1,572 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,570 m (5,151 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KKW means Kikwit Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FZCA. 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 5.0358° S, 18.7856° E. It stands 479 metres (1,572 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
Kikwit Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,570 metres (5,151 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,570 m 5,151 ft | 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ilebo AirportIlebo | PFR | 215 km |
| Bandundu AirportBandundu | FDU | 247 km |
| Dundo AirportChitato, Angola | DUE | 346 km |
| Inongo AirportInongo | INO | 348 km |
| Ndjili International AirportKinshasa | FIH | 377 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,262 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,497 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,191 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,545 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,588 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,560 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,490 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,114 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,403 km | 16 h 40 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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