Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Neuquen, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), Neuquen, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,414 miles (or 8,713 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 Presidente Perón Internacional 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 Presidente Perón Internacional 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 airport forms part of the Dube Tradeport, which will additionally consist of a trade zone linked to the airport's cargo terminal, facilities to support the airport such as nearby offices and transit accommodation for tourists, an integrated agricultural export zone, and an IT platform.
• In response to the study, ACSA contracted De-Tect Inc.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN):

• The closest airport to Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) is Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of NQN.
• The furthest airport from Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (meaning Presidente Perón Internacional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
• In addition to being known as "Presidente Perón Internacional Airport", another name for NQN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Neuquén – Presidente Perón".
• Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Presidente Perón Internacional Airport's relatively low elevation of 961 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Perón Internacional 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.