Nonstop flight route between Masvingo, Zimbabwe and Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Masvingo Airport (MVZ), Masvingo, Zimbabwe and London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,315 miles (or 8,554 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 Masvingo Airport and London Luton 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 Masvingo Airport and London Luton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVZ / FVMV |
Airport Name: | Masvingo Airport |
Location: | Masvingo, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°3'19"S by 30°51'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3595 feet (1,096 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVZ |
More Information: | MVZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTN / EGGW |
Airport Name: | London Luton Airport |
Location: | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'28"N by 0°22'5"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Luton Borough Council - Abertis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTN |
More Information: | LTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Masvingo Airport (MVZ):
- Masvingo Airport (MVZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Masvingo Airport (MVZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Masvingo Airport (meaning Masvingo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,396 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Masvingo Airport (MVZ) is Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) WNW of MVZ.
Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):
- London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
- Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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.
- In the 1980s the airport was seeing a decline in customer numbers.
- The airport was also mentioned in a famous Campari advert featuring Lorraine Chase, with the punch line "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?".
- The airport possesses a single runway, running roughly east to west, with a length of 2,160 m at an elevation of 526 ft.
- The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
- From the mid-1960s, executive aircraft have been based at the airport, initially operated by McAlpine Aviation.
- Following the war, the land was returned to the local council which continued activity at the airport as a commercial operation.