Nonstop flight route between Ceduna, South Australia, Australia and Francistown, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ceduna Airport (CED), Ceduna, South Australia, Australia and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,333 miles (or 10,191 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 Ceduna Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base, 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 Ceduna Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CED / YCDU |
| Airport Name: | Ceduna Airport |
| Location: | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°7'50"S by 133°42'34"E |
| Operator/Owner: | District Council of Ceduna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CED |
| More Information: | CED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT |
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| Location: | Francistown, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Defence Force/Botswana CAA |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3283 feet (1,001 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRW |
| More Information: | FRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ceduna Airport (CED):
- The furthest airport from Ceduna Airport (CED) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Ceduna Airport (CED) is Streaky Bay Airport (KBY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of CED.
- Because of Ceduna Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Ceduna 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 Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
- However, currently the project is expected to miss its May deadline, after the airport in Gaborone also missed its deadline set date for May 10, 2010, with contractors at both sites struggling to finalise each stage of construction in time.
- Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The new terminal building opened in 2011 and the old terminal is now used by the Botswana Defence Force.
- In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
