Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Brigham City, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Brigham City Airport (BMC), Brigham City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,229 miles (or 16,463 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 King Shaka International and Brigham City 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 King Shaka International and Brigham City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):

• 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.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Mount Moreland, a small community located 2.6 km south of the airport, is an important roosting site for the European Barn Swallow.
• The terminal does not have a public viewing deck, which has attracted public criticism.
• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• The project was revived in the late 1990s when the limitations of Durban International Airport became apparent.
• The largest aircraft KSIA currently has scheduled services for is the Boeing 777-300ER, with Emirates operating Dubai–Durban, despite the fact that KSIA's runway length and terminal were designed to theoretically handle regular large airliners.
• 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.
• 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.
• King Shaka International Airport, also known as La Mercy Airport, and abbreviated KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa.
• The final obstacle was a delay in the approval of the project's Environmental Impact Assessment by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Facts about Brigham City Airport (BMC):

• The closest airport to Brigham City Airport (BMC) is Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of BMC.
• Brigham City Airport (BMC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Brigham City Airport's high elevation of 4,229 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The Brigham City airport is reported to have received over $14 million in 2005 and 2006 in taxes and fees collected from airline passengers, despite the fact that there is no commercial passenger traffic serving the Brigham City airport.
• The furthest airport from Brigham City Airport (BMC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,907 miles (17,553 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.