Nonstop flight route between Afton, Wyoming, United States and Windhoek, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States and Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,171 miles (or 14,760 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 Afton Municipal Airport and Eros 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 Afton Municipal Airport and Eros Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO |
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| Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W |
| Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFO |
| More Information: | AFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
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| Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
| Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
| More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
- The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
- The airport covers an area of 282 acres at an elevation of 6,221 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- Eros Airport or Windhoek Eros Airport is an airport serving Windhoek, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia.
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
