Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and The Pas, Manitoba, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from DUR to YQD:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- DUR Airport Information
- YQD Airport Information
- Facts about DUR
- Facts about YQD
- Map of Nearest Airports to DUR
- List of Nearest Airports to DUR
- Map of Furthest Airports from DUR
- List of Furthest Airports from DUR
- Map of Nearest Airports to YQD
- List of Nearest Airports to YQD
- Map of Furthest Airports from YQD
- List of Furthest Airports from YQD
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and The Pas Airport (YQD), The Pas, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,535 miles (or 15,345 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 The Pas 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 The Pas 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: | YQD / CYQD |
Airport Name: | The Pas Airport |
Location: | The Pas, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°58'17"N by 101°5'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of The Pas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 888 feet (271 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQD |
More Information: | YQD Maps & Info |
Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):
- Neighbouring communities are Tongaat to the north-west, Verulam to the south-west, and Umdloti to the south-east.
- 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.
- 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.
- King Shaka International Airport was first conceptualised in the 1970s, with construction beginning in 1973.
- The project was then hit by a tender war between the Illembe consortium and the Indiza consortium.
- One of the objectives of the cargo terminal is to recapture local air freight traffic from JNB.
- The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
- King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about The Pas Airport (YQD):
- Because of The Pas Airport's relatively low elevation of 888 feet, planes can take off or land at The Pas 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 The Pas Airport (YQD) is Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ESE of YQD.
- The furthest airport from The Pas Airport (YQD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,205 miles (16,424 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Pas Airport (YQD) currently has only 1 runway.