Nonstop flight route between Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Esquel Airport (EQS), Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,416 miles (or 8,716 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 Esquel Airport and King Shaka International, 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 Esquel Airport and King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Esquel Airport (EQS):

• The furthest airport from Esquel Airport (EQS) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to Esquel Airport (meaning Esquel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
• Esquel Airport (EQS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Esquel Airport (EQS) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) N of EQS.
• Since 1998, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
• The airport closed temporarily in May 2008 because of volcanic activities in El Chaitén, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Esquel Airport", another name for EQS is "Aeropuerto de Esquel".

Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):

• In 2013 Skytrax announced that King Shaka International Airport was the best airport in the world handling under 5 million passengers.
• 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 Old Durban airport used to have flights to Singapore, Ethiopia, London, Egypt, Persian Gulf and India.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.