Nonstop flight route between Chengdu, Sichuan, China and Gaborone, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), Chengdu, Sichuan, China and Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,412 miles (or 10,320 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 Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and Sir Seretse Khama 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 Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and Sir Seretse Khama 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: | CTU / ZUUU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'41"N by 103°56'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Chengdu | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sichuan Province Airport Group Co.,Ltd | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CTU | 
| More Information: | CTU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBE / FBSK | 
| Airport Name: | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport | 
| Location: | Gaborone, Botswana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'19"S by 25°55'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Gaborone | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3299 feet (1,006 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBE | 
| More Information: | GBE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU):
- In addition to being known as "Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport", other names for CTU include "成都双流国际机场" and "Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NE of CTU.
- Outside of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
- Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport handled 31,500,000 passengers last year.
- During World War II, the airport was known as Shwangliu Airfield and was later used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
- The furthest airport from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (meaning Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Planes of Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines in Airside Concourse C
- The outside of Terminal 1
Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE):
- The closest airport to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of GBE.
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Botswana Defence Force Air Wing VIP Flight Wing is based at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (meaning Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Airport before expansion




