Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°23'26"S by 54°6'34"W)
Distance from DUR to BGX:
4,931.93 miles (7,937.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX), Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,932 miles (or 7,937 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUR / FALE |
| Airport Name: | King Shaka International |
| Location: | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E |
| Area Served: | Durban, South Africa |
| Operator/Owner: | Dube Tradeport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUR |
| More Information: | DUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGX / SBBG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°23'26"S by 54°6'34"W |
| Area Served: | Bagé |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGX |
| More Information: | BGX Maps & Info |
Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):
- Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
- As a result, a study into the risks of bird strikes at KSIA was commissioned, with special attention being paid to the Barn Swallows at Mount Moreland.
- King Shaka International Airport, also known as La Mercy Airport, and abbreviated KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa.
- The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
- King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Despite wide expectations that the airport would be named "King Shaka International Airport", it emerged in October 2009 that the airport needed to undergo a formal naming process.
- The project was revived in the late 1990s when the limitations of Durban International Airport became apparent.
- The terminal does not have a public viewing deck, which has attracted public criticism.
Facts about Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX):
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport", another name for BGX is "Aeroporto Internacional Comandante Gustavo Kraemer".
- The closest airport to Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) is Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of BGX.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The airport opened on July 5, 1946.
- Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport handled 1,813 passengers last year.
- Because of Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Gustavo Kraemer 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.
- The airport is mainly dedicated to general aviation.
- The furthest airport from Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (meaning Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Jeju province, South Korea.
- Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.69 miles (68.70 km) W | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) NE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 97.26 miles (156.52 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 4 | 108.73 miles (174.98 km) NW | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 124.64 miles (200.58 km) W | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 131.67 miles (211.91 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 7 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) W | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) W | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 183.53 miles (295.37 km) W | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 191.57 miles (308.31 km) WNW | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 196.76 miles (316.66 km) SW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 213.69 miles (343.90 km) N | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 13 | 214.01 miles (344.41 km) W | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 232.28 miles (373.82 km) W | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 270.59 miles (435.46 km) NNE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.45 miles (18,801.04 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,672.61 miles (18,785.19 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.14 miles (18,778.00 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,666.75 miles (18,775.76 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,660.00 miles (18,764.91 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,657.49 miles (18,760.87 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,651.72 miles (18,751.58 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,648.60 miles (18,746.56 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,646.05 miles (18,742.46 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,637.42 miles (18,728.56 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,636.90 miles (18,727.73 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,634.60 miles (18,724.02 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,633.67 miles (18,722.53 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,633.67 miles (18,722.53 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,626.63 miles (18,711.20 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.03 miles (59.60 km) SW | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 66.08 miles (106.35 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 85.74 miles (137.98 km) WNW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 107.10 miles (172.37 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 109.74 miles (176.61 km) WSW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 118.70 miles (191.04 km) NNE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 123.93 miles (199.45 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 125.43 miles (201.85 km) S | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 152.08 miles (244.75 km) NW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 157.77 miles (253.91 km) WNW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 194.74 miles (313.40 km) SW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 199.49 miles (321.04 km) ENE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 206.63 miles (332.53 km) WNW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 209.32 miles (336.86 km) N | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 214.81 miles (345.71 km) N | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.12 miles (19,778.98 km) NNW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 2 | 12,286.13 miles (19,772.56 km) NNW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 3 | 12,243.22 miles (19,703.51 km) WNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,204.23 miles (19,640.75 km) ENE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,202.37 miles (19,637.76 km) N | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 6 | 12,194.96 miles (19,625.83 km) E | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 7 | 12,178.93 miles (19,600.05 km) WNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,173.30 miles (19,590.98 km) NNW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 9 | 12,167.62 miles (19,581.84 km) E | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 10 | 12,157.55 miles (19,565.63 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,152.18 miles (19,556.99 km) ENE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,151.96 miles (19,556.64 km) NNW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,151.87 miles (19,556.49 km) WNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,151.35 miles (19,555.65 km) W | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,145.65 miles (19,546.49 km) WNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |