Nonstop flight route between Atar, Mauritania and Zanzibar, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atar Airport (ATR), Atar, Mauritania and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), Zanzibar, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,998 miles (or 6,435 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 Atar Airport and Abeid Amani Karume 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 Atar Airport and Abeid Amani Karume 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: | ATR / GQPA | 
| Airport Name: | Atar Airport | 
| Location: | Atar, Mauritania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°30'24"N by 13°2'35"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 758 feet (231 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ATR | 
| More Information: | ATR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZNZ / HTZA | 
| Airport Name: | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | 
| Location: | Zanzibar, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°13'19"S by 39°13'29"E | 
| Area Served: | Zanzibar City | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Zanzibar | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZNZ | 
| More Information: | ZNZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Atar Airport (ATR):
- The closest airport to Atar Airport (ATR) is Akjoujt Airport (AJJ), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) WSW of ATR.
- Atar Airport (ATR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Atar Airport (ATR) is Maré Airport (MEE), which is nearly antipodal to Atar Airport (meaning Atar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maré Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.
- Because of Atar Airport's relatively low elevation of 758 feet, planes can take off or land at Atar 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 Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ):
- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport handled 53,920 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of ZNZ.
- The furthest airport from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- http://www.zanzibarairporttransfers.co.tz/
- Because of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Abeid Amani Karume International 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.
- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction of the second terminal started in January 2011 by the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group.




