Nonstop flight route between East Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Manzini, Swaziland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rentschler Heliport (EHT), East Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Matsapha Airport (MTS), Manzini, Swaziland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,103 miles (or 13,040 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 Rentschler Heliport and Matsapha 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 Rentschler Heliport and Matsapha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rentschler Heliport (EHT):

• Because of Rentschler Heliport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Rentschler Heliport 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 closest airport to Rentschler Heliport (EHT) is Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SW of EHT.
• The airfield, which began operations in 1931, was named after Frederick Brant Rentschler, who founded the aircraft arm of Pratt & Whitney and later founded its current parent company, United Technologies.
• In addition to being known as "Rentschler Heliport", another name for EHT is "CT88".
• The furthest airport from Rentschler Heliport (EHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Matsapha Airport (MTS):

• The closest airport to Matsapha Airport (MTS) is Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) N of MTS.
• The furthest airport from Matsapha Airport (MTS) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• Matsapha Airport (MTS) currently has only 1 runway.