Nonstop flight route between Del Rio, Texas, United States and Jwaneng, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States and Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,093 miles (or 14,634 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Jwaneng 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Jwaneng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLF / KDLF |
Airport Name: | Laughlin Air Force Base |
Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DLF |
More Information: | DLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JWA / FBJW |
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Location: | Jwaneng, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°35'53"S by 24°41'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Debswana |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3900 feet (1,189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JWA |
More Information: | JWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):
- Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
- The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
- Another 4080th pilot, Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., perished when his U-2 was hit by shrapnel from a Soviet-made SA-2 on October 22, 1962 while overflying Cuba from McCoy AFB.
- The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- There were 651 households out of which 56.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.3% were non-families.
Facts about Jwaneng Airport (JWA):
- In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
- Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
- The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.