Nonstop flight route between Arusha, Tanzania and Aksu, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania and Aksu Airport (AKU), Aksu, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,127 miles (or 6,642 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 Arusha Airport and Aksu 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 Arusha Airport and Aksu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Arusha, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARK | 
| More Information: | ARK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKU / ZWAK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'45"N by 80°17'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3816 feet (1,163 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKU | 
| More Information: | AKU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
- The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
- In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
- Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
Facts about Aksu Airport (AKU):
- The closest airport to Aksu Airport (AKU) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) ENE of AKU.
- Aksu Airport (AKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aksu Airport (AKU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Aksu Airport", other names for AKU include "阿克苏机场" and "Ākèsù Jīchǎng".




