Nonstop flight route between Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia and Windhoek, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aek Godang Airport (AEG), Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,743 miles (or 9,243 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 Aek Godang Airport and Hosea Kutako International 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 Aek Godang Airport and Hosea Kutako International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEG / WIME |
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| Location: | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°24'0"N by 99°25'49"E |
| Area Served: | Padang Sidempuan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 922 feet (281 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEG |
| More Information: | AEG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WDH / FYWH |
| Airport Name: | Hosea Kutako International Airport |
| Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°29'12"S by 17°27'44"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Namibian Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5640 feet (1,719 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WDH |
| More Information: | WDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Aek Godang Airport (AEG):
- Aek Godang Airport (AEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Aek Godang Airport", another name for AEG is "Bandar Udara Aek Godang".
- The closest airport to Aek Godang Airport (AEG) is Binaka Airport (GNS), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) W of AEG.
- The furthest airport from Aek Godang Airport (AEG) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is nearly antipodal to Aek Godang Airport (meaning Aek Godang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reales Tamarindos Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,974 kilometers) away in Portoviejo, Ecuador.
- Because of Aek Godang Airport's relatively low elevation of 922 feet, planes can take off or land at Aek Godang 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 Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH):
- Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Hosea Kutako International Airport's high elevation of 5,640 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WDH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WDH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- During South African administration, the airport used to be named J.G.
- The furthest airport from Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Hosea Kutako International Airport (meaning Hosea Kutako International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Hosea Kutako International Airport handled 681,317 passengers last year.
- Few, if any, domestic flights pass through Hosea Kutako Airport as those are predominantly handled at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport.
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport underwent a modernising makeover in 2009.
- The closest airport to Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is Eros Airport (ERS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of WDH.
