Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Guaraní International Airport (AGT), Ciudad del Este, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,145 miles (or 8,280 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 King Shaka International and Guaraní International 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 King Shaka International and Guaraní International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUR / FALE |
Airport Name: | King Shaka International |
Location: | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E |
Area Served: | Durban, South Africa |
Operator/Owner: | Dube Tradeport Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUR |
More Information: | DUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGT / SGES |
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Location: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'19"S by 54°50'35"W |
Area Served: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 846 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGT |
More Information: | AGT Maps & Info |
Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):
- Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
- On 27 January 2014 the worlds largest passenger aircraft, an Airbus A380-800 of British Airways landed at KSIA becoming the first A380 to do so.
- The project was then hit by a tender war between the Illembe consortium and the Indiza consortium.
- King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
- Despite wide expectations that the airport would be named "King Shaka International Airport", it emerged in October 2009 that the airport needed to undergo a formal naming process.
- The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The Old Durban airport used to have flights to Singapore, Ethiopia, London, Egypt, Persian Gulf and India.
Facts about Guaraní International Airport (AGT):
- Guaraní International Airport handled 45,566 passengers last year.
- Guaraní International Airport (AGT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Guaraní International Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Guaraní 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 furthest airport from Guaraní International Airport (AGT) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is nearly antipodal to Guaraní International Airport (meaning Guaraní International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shimojishima Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Shimojishima, Japan.
- The closest airport to Guaraní International Airport (AGT) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of AGT.
- In addition to being known as "Guaraní International Airport", another name for AGT is "Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní".