Nonstop flight route between Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Mzuzu, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Mzuzu Airport (ZZU), Mzuzu, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,403 miles (or 8,696 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 Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport and Mzuzu 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 Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport and Mzuzu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLN / SBFL | 
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| Location: | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°40'13"S by 48°33'9"W | 
| Area Served: | Florianópolis | 
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FLN | 
| More Information: | FLN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZZU / FWUU | 
| Airport Name: | Mzuzu Airport | 
| Location: | Mzuzu, Malawi | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°26'40"S by 34°0'42"E | 
| Area Served: | Mzuzu, Malawi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4115 feet (1,254 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZZU | 
| More Information: | ZZU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN):
- The airport was built on the site of an old Air Naval Base, which operated until 1941, when its jurisdiction changed to the Brazilian Air Force.
 - The closest airport to Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) is Navegantes Airport (NVT), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of FLN.
 - The airport is located 14 km from downtown Florianópolis.
 - Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport handled 3,395,253 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is nearly antipodal to Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (meaning Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kikai Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan.
 - Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport", another name for FLN is "Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz".
 - Because of Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International 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 Mzuzu Airport (ZZU):
- Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Mzuzu Airport's high elevation of 4,115 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZZU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZZU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - The closest airport to Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of ZZU.
 
