Nonstop flight route between Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Toulon, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN), Toulon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,268 miles (or 8,478 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 Toulon–Hyères 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 Toulon–Hyères Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

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.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• One of the objectives of the cargo terminal is to recapture local air freight traffic from JNB.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• On 8 December 2009, it was reported that "King Shaka International Airport" was indeed the most popular name for the new airport.

Facts about Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN):

• In addition to being known as "Toulon–Hyères Airport", another name for TLN is "Aéroport de Toulon – Hyères".
• The furthest airport from Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulon–Hyères Airport (meaning Toulon–Hyères Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) is La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of TLN.
• Because of Toulon–Hyères Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulon–Hyères 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.
• Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) has 2 runways.