Nonstop flight route between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Nuremberg, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,922 miles (or 7,922 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 Nuremberg 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 Nuremberg 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: | NUE / EDDN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nuremberg, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°29'54"N by 11°4'41"E | 
| Area Served: | Nuremberg, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Nürnberg GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1046 feet (319 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NUE | 
| More Information: | NUE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ):
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):
- The apron was enlarged in 1977 and in 1981 a new passenger terminal with an observation deck and a restaurant replaced the building used up to that point.
- The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The fire department at Nuremberg Airport is equipped with specialized fire apparatus and a modern vehicle fleet, including several airfield fire trucks, tank tenders, swap body vehicles and ambulance vehicles.
- The passenger terminals consists of 2 departure halls and 1 arrival hall which are all linked landside and airside.
- In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
- The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The new control tower commenced operations in 1999 and the metro station was opened as well.




