Nonstop flight route between Denver, Colorado, United States and Mtwara, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado, United States and Mtwara Airport (MYW), Mtwara, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,472 miles (or 15,244 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 Denver International Airport and Mtwara 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 Denver International Airport and Mtwara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Denver International Airport (DEN):

• Between February and August 2008, construction of an on-site, two-megawattsolar energy system took place.
• The closest airport to Denver International Airport (DEN) is Centennial Airport (APA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of DEN.
• At 35,000 acres, DIA is by far the largest land area commercial airport in the United States.
• Denver International Airport handled 52,556,359 passengers last year.
• The system's $186 million original construction costs grew by $1 million per day during months of modifications and repairs.
• DIA finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion, nearly $2 billion over budget.
• Other DIA Art Commissions have been awarded to acclaimed artists as Leo Tanguma.
• Because of Denver International Airport's high elevation of 5,431 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DEN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DEN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Denver International Airport (DEN) has 6 runways.
• The furthest airport from Denver International Airport (DEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Another blizzard on December 20 and 21, 2006 dumped over 20 inches of snow in about 24 hours.

Facts about Mtwara Airport (MYW):

• Mtwara Airport (MYW) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mtwara Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Mtwara 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 Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,233 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of MYW.
• Mtwara Airport handled 19,718 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Mtwara Airport", another name for MYW is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mtwara  (Swahili)".