Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,569 miles (or 7,354 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 Gweru-Thornhill Air Base and Raimundo de Andrade 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 Gweru-Thornhill Air Base and Raimundo de Andrade Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWE / FVTL |
Airport Name: | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base |
Location: | Gweru, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 4680 feet (1,426 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWE |
More Information: | GWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDI / |
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Location: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°50'12"S by 41°11'15"W |
Area Served: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDI |
More Information: | CDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gweru-Thornhill Air Base's high elevation of 4,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GWE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GWE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GWE.
- The furthest airport from Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (meaning Gweru-Thornhill Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI):
- In addition to being known as "Raimundo de Andrade Airport", other names for CDI include "Aeroporto Raimundo de Andrade" and "SNKI".
- Because of Raimundo de Andrade Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Raimundo de Andrade 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 airport is located 9 km from downtown Cachoeiro de Itapemirim.
- The closest airport to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) S of CDI.
- The furthest airport from Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (meaning Raimundo de Andrade Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,121 miles (19,506 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) currently has only 1 runway.