Nonstop flight route between Austin, Texas, United States and Zanzibar, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Austin, Texas, United States and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), Zanzibar, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,189 miles (or 14,787 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 Austin–Bergstrom International 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 Austin–Bergstrom International Airport and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS):

• The city began considering options for a new airport as early as 1971, when the Federal Aviation Administration proposed that Austin and San Antonio build a joint regional airport.
• Austin–Bergstrom International Airport handled 10,017,958 passengers last year.
• Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has 2 runways.
• Bergstrom had the designator BSM until Mueller's final closure in 1999, when it took Mueller's IATA code of AUS.
• The closest airport to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is Austin Executive Airport (EDC), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of AUS.
• Because of Austin–Bergstrom International Airport's relatively low elevation of 542 feet, planes can take off or land at Austin–Bergstrom 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.
• Currently, there are over 150 daily departures to 44 destinations in the U.S., Mexico, and United Kingdom.
• The first officially sanctioned landing field in Austin was Penn Field.
• Robert Mueller Airport remained open for general aviation use through June 22, 1999, at which point it was closed to passenger traffic indefinitely.
• Runway 17L/35R is a new 9,000 foot runway on the east side of the terminal and parallel with runway 17R/35L.
• The furthest airport from Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,050 miles (17,783 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ):

• Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million.
• A Eurofly Airbus A330-200 had a winglet severely damaged by Precision Air ATR 5H-PWC which was taxiing.
• 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 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.