Nonstop flight route between Zweibrücken, Germany and Phalaborwa, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), Zweibrücken, Germany and Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW), Phalaborwa, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,262 miles (or 8,468 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 Zweibrücken Airport and Hendrik Van Eck 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 Zweibrücken Airport and Hendrik Van Eck Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQW / EDRZ |
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Location: | Zweibrücken, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'33"N by 7°24'2"E |
Area Served: | Zweibrücken, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZQW |
More Information: | ZQW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHW / FAPH |
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Location: | Phalaborwa, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°56'12"S by 31°9'18"E |
Area Served: | Phalaborwa, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1432 feet (436 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHW |
More Information: | PHW Maps & Info |
Facts about Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW):
- The furthest airport from Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zweibrücken Airport (meaning Zweibrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Zweibrücken Airport handled 220,740 passengers last year.
- In 2010 264,247 passengers used the airport, while 242,880 passengers used it in 2012.
- Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Zweibrücken Airport can be reached via motorway A8 ) which leads to Saarbrücken and Luxembourg and from France directly via federal highway L700.
- The closest airport to Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of ZQW.
- In addition to being known as "Zweibrücken Airport", another name for ZQW is "Flughafen Zweibrücken".
Facts about Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW):
- The closest airport to Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of PHW.
- The furthest airport from Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,944 miles (19,222 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hendrik Van Eck Airport", another name for PHW is "Phalaborwa Airport".