Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Camden, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Camden Aerodrome (CDU), Camden, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,531 miles (or 10,511 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 Camden Aerodrome, 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 Camden Aerodrome. 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):

• 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.
• King Shaka International Airport was first conceptualised in the 1970s, with construction beginning in 1973.
• Although the larger airport was built to grow the area's international services, it is also a key airport for domestic services throughout South Africa, serving the "Golden Triangle" between Cape Town International Airport, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, and KSIA itself with 7 airlines.
• 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.
• The check-in concourse, located on the upper floor, contains 72 check-in counters and 18 self-service kiosks, as well as ticket offices for the various airlines operating out of the airport.
• It is unclear what the fate of the existing Durban International Airport will be now that KSIA is complete.
• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.

Facts about Camden Aerodrome (CDU):

• The Camden War Cemetery, located in the Camden General Cemetery contains twenty three burials comprising four Australian Army, two Royal Air Force and seventeen Royal Australian Air Force.
• It was used as Top Gear Australia Test Track.
• Camden Aerodrome (CDU) has 2 runways.
• A racecourse owned by prominent local grazier Arthur Macarthur-Onslow originally occupied the site of the Camden aerodrome.
• The furthest airport from Camden Aerodrome (CDU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Camden Aerodrome (meaning Camden Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,128 miles (19,518 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• Because of Camden Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Camden Aerodrome 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.
• Camden operates as an ICAO Class D airport from 8am to 6pm.
• The closest airport to Camden Aerodrome (CDU) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of CDU.