Nonstop flight route between Eskilstuna, Sweden and Harare, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), Eskilstuna, Sweden and Harare International Airport (HRE), Harare, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,401 miles (or 8,692 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 Eskilstuna Airport and Harare International 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 Eskilstuna Airport and Harare International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKT / ESSU |
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Location: | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'0"N by 16°42'29"E |
Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKT |
More Information: | EKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRE / FVHA |
Airport Name: | Harare International Airport |
Location: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'54"S by 31°5'34"E |
Area Served: | Harare |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 4887 feet (1,490 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRE |
More Information: | HRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Eskilstuna Airport (EKT):
- Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Eskilstuna Airport", another name for EKT is "Eskilstuna-Kjula flygplats".
- The closest airport to Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of EKT.
- The furthest airport from Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Eskilstuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Eskilstuna 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.
Facts about Harare International Airport (HRE):
- The airport is today operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and is the hub of Air Zimbabwe.
- The closest airport to Harare International Airport (HRE) is Mutare Airport (UTA), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SE of HRE.
- In 1949 the government purchased Kentucky and Adair farms east of Salisbury for the construction of the new airport.
- Harare International Airport handled 612,208 passengers last year.
- Because of Harare International Airport's high elevation of 4,887 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Harare International Airport (HRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The runway is used by both the civilian airport and the Air Force of Zimbabwe whose base is on the southern side of the runway.
- The furthest airport from Harare International Airport (HRE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Harare International Airport (meaning Harare International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,017 miles (19,339 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.