Nonstop flight route between Ghanzi, Botswana and Watertown, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), Ghanzi, Botswana and Watertown Regional Airport (ATY), Watertown, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,659 miles (or 13,935 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 Ghanzi Airport and Watertown Regional 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 Ghanzi Airport and Watertown Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNZ / FBGZ |
Airport Name: | Ghanzi Airport |
Location: | Ghanzi, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°41'36"S by 21°39'28"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GNZ |
More Information: | GNZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATY / KATY |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Watertown, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'50"N by 97°9'16"W |
Area Served: | Watertown, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Watertown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1749 feet (533 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATY |
More Information: | ATY Maps & Info |
Facts about Ghanzi Airport (GNZ):
- In terms of passenger and aircraft movements, the current Ghanzi Airport can be classified as a marginal airport.
- Because of Ghanzi Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghanzi 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 Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) is Hukuntsi Airport (HUK), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) S of GNZ.
- The furthest airport from Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is nearly antipodal to Ghanzi Airport (meaning Ghanzi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillingham Airfield), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Watertown Regional Airport (ATY):
- In addition to being known as "Watertown Regional Airport", another name for ATY is "Watertown Army Airfield".
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The closest airport to Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) is Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSE of ATY.
- The furthest airport from Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,571 miles (17,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Watertown Regional Airport covers 919 acres at an elevation of 1,749 feet above mean sea level.
- Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) has 2 runways.