Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Obbia, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Obbia Airport (CMO), Obbia, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,132 miles (or 3,431 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 relatively short distance between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base and Obbia Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CMO / HCMO |
Airport Name: | Obbia Airport |
Location: | Obbia, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°21'5"N by 48°31'32"E |
Area Served: | Hobyo, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Somali Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CMO |
More Information: | CMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of 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 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 Obbia Airport (CMO):
- The closest airport to Obbia Airport (CMO) is Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) NW of CMO.
- Because of Obbia Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Obbia 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 Obbia Airport (CMO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,837 miles (19,050 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.