Nonstop flight route between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Multan, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX), Multan, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,487 miles (or 7,221 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 Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport and Muhammad Bin Qasim 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 Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport and Muhammad Bin Qasim 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: | BUQ / FVBU |
Airport Name: | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport |
Location: | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°1'2"S by 28°37'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4359 feet (1,329 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUQ |
More Information: | BUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUX / OPMT |
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Location: | Multan, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'11"N by 71°25'9"E |
Area Served: | Multan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Pakistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 400 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUX |
More Information: | MUX Maps & Info |
Facts about Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ):
- The closest airport to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) ENE of BUQ.
- The furthest airport from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (meaning Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,630 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport's high elevation of 4,359 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX):
- The closest airport to Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) is Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) WSW of MUX.
- During 11 April 2009, the ground breaking ceremony was held.
- In the Domestic Sector, Shaheen Air International restarted its daily operation from Karachi with Boeing 737 in February 2012 whereas Bhoja Air launched two weekly flights from Karachi with Boeing 737-200 for Multan in March 2012.
- Because of Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 400 feet, planes can take off or land at Muhammad Bin Qasim 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.
- During June 2010, the Prime Minister of Pakistan performed the ground-breaking of a new passenger terminal at Multan airport.
- Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (meaning Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport", another name for MUX is "Multan Airport".
- After the completion of new a runway, Pakistan International Airlines started direct Hajj flights from Multan with Boeing 747-300 in 2010.