Nonstop flight route between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma):
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Kawthaung Airport (KAW), Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,247 miles (or 6,835 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport and Kawthaung 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport and Kawthaung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAR / HTDA |
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Location: | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°52'41"S by 39°12'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 182 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAR |
More Information: | DAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAW / VYKT |
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Location: | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°2'57"N by 98°32'16"E |
Area Served: | Kawthaung |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAW |
More Information: | KAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR):
- In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year.
- Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of DAR.
- Because of Julius Nyerere International Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Julius Nyerere 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.
- A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 passengers per day.
- In addition to being known as "Julius Nyerere International Airport", another name for DAR is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere".
- Dar es Salaam Airport, Terminal I, was built in the Ukonga area in 1954.
- The furthest airport from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The German colonial Government built the first airport in Tanganyika at Kurasini in Temeke District in 1918.
Facts about Kawthaung Airport (KAW):
- In addition to being known as "Kawthaung Airport", another name for KAW is "ကော့သောင် လေဆိပ်".
- The closest airport to Kawthaung Airport (KAW) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of KAW.
- Kawthaung Airport (KAW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kawthaung Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Kawthaung 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.
- The furthest airport from Kawthaung Airport (KAW) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is nearly antipodal to Kawthaung Airport (meaning Kawthaung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru.