Nonstop flight route between Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Mwanza, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paducah KY (BWG), Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Mwanza Airport (MWZ), Mwanza, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,921 miles (or 12,748 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 Paducah KY and Mwanza 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 Paducah KY and Mwanza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWG / KBWG | 
| Airport Name: | Paducah KY | 
| Location: | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°57'51"N by 86°25'10"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bowling Green & Warren County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 547 feet (167 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWG | 
| More Information: | BWG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWZ / HTMW | 
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| Location: | Mwanza, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°26'39"S by 32°55'56"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3763 feet (1,147 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MWZ | 
| More Information: | MWZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Paducah KY (BWG):
- The furthest airport from Paducah KY (BWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,210 miles (18,041 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Because of Paducah KY's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Paducah KY 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.
 - Paducah KY (BWG) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Paducah KY (BWG) is Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of BWG.
 
Facts about Mwanza Airport (MWZ):
- In addition to being known as "Mwanza Airport", another name for MWZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mwanza (Swahili)".
 - Mwanza Airport (MWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) is Musoma Airport (MUZ), which is located 89 miles (142 kilometers) NE of MWZ.
 - Mwanza Airport handled 224,207 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 
