Nonstop flight route between Trang, Thailand and Gweru, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trang Airport (TST), Trang, Thailand and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,095 miles (or 8,199 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 Trang Airport and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base, 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 Trang Airport and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TST / VTST |
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Location: | Trang, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°30'31"N by 99°36'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TST |
More Information: | TST Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Trang Airport (TST):
- The furthest airport from Trang Airport (TST) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Trang Airport (meaning Trang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,914 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Trang Airport", another name for TST is "ท่าอากาศยานตรัง".
- The closest airport to Trang Airport (TST) is Krabi International Airport (KBV), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NW of TST.
- Trang Airport (TST) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Trang Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Trang 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.
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.