Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Huaraz, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA), Huaraz, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,740 miles (or 10,847 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 East London Airport and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani 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 East London Airport and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
Airport Name: | East London Airport |
Location: | East London, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATA / SPHZ |
Airport Name: | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport |
Location: | Huaraz, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'49"S by 77°35'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9097 feet (2,773 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATA |
More Information: | ATA Maps & Info |
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
- The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
- East London Airport resides at an elevation of 435 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA):
- The furthest airport from Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) is Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (meaning Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
- The closest airport to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of ATA.
- Because of Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport's high elevation of 9,097 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ATA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ATA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) currently has only 1 runway.