Nonstop flight route between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Harare, Zimbabwe:
Departure Airport:
(8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°55'54"S by 31°5'34"E)
Distance from FNA to HRE:
3,534.30 miles (5,687.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone and Harare International Airport (HRE), Harare, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,534 miles (or 5,688 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 Lungi International 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 Lungi International 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: | FNA / GFLL |
| Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNA |
| More Information: | FNA 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 Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- The furthest airport from Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
- The terminal building of the airport has a General Waiting Hall, a Departures Wing, and an Arrivals Wing.
- The closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
- Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
- Passengers have the choice of ferry, the new Pelican Water Taxi or an ex-Isle of Wight Hovercraft docked in the Aberdeen district of Freetown to cross the bay to Freetown.
- As of May, 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled direct flights to London, Paris, Brussels and most major cities in West Africa.
- Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi 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.
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- Civil aviation regulatory authority, the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has its head office on level 3 of the new International Terminal.
- 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.
- Later the same year, an Airfield Construction Unit was formed to undertake an extensive search for a suitable site for a national airport.
- Harare International Airport (HRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Harare International Airport is an airport in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Harare International Airport (HRE) is Mutare Airport (UTA), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SE of HRE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.01 miles (25.77 km) SSE | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |     |
| 2 | 72.19 miles (116.17 km) NNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 3 | 78.82 miles (126.85 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 88.09 miles (141.77 km) SSE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 108.49 miles (174.60 km) ESE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 122.49 miles (197.13 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 7 | 134.64 miles (216.68 km) ENE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 146.76 miles (236.18 km) E | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 146.91 miles (236.43 km) ESE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 178.36 miles (287.04 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 11 | 192.26 miles (309.41 km) ENE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 12 | 197.89 miles (318.47 km) NNE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 13 | 203.72 miles (327.85 km) E | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 14 | 212.99 miles (342.77 km) E | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 15 | 231.79 miles (373.02 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.79 miles (19,467.85 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,082.55 miles (19,444.93 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,079.33 miles (19,439.74 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 12,071.69 miles (19,427.46 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,046.15 miles (19,386.36 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,040.79 miles (19,377.73 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.55 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,018.48 miles (19,341.82 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,987.56 miles (19,292.07 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,972.81 miles (19,268.33 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,967.92 miles (19,260.46 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,959.96 miles (19,247.64 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,955.32 miles (19,240.17 km) E | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,954.54 miles (19,238.92 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,941.53 miles (19,217.98 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 124.63 miles (200.57 km) SE | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | 131.52 miles (211.66 km) SW | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) | Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 147.51 miles (237.40 km) S | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 174.61 miles (281.01 km) ESE | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 175.35 miles (282.20 km) WNW | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 186.44 miles (300.04 km) SSE | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 210.24 miles (338.35 km) NE | Chingozi Airport (TCV) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 8 | 210.24 miles (338.35 km) NE | Chingozi Airport (TET) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 214.89 miles (345.83 km) S | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 216.59 miles (348.57 km) SW | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | 250.70 miles (403.46 km) NW | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 12 | 271.44 miles (436.85 km) W | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 280.70 miles (451.74 km) ESE | Beira Airport (BEW) | Beira, Mozambique | |
| 14 | 300.19 miles (483.11 km) ENE | Chileka International Airport (BLZ) | Blantyre, Malawi | |
| 15 | 318.18 miles (512.05 km) NNE | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,016.64 miles (19,338.86 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,972.56 miles (19,267.92 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,972.52 miles (19,267.85 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,955.13 miles (19,239.87 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,953.64 miles (19,237.47 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,933.12 miles (19,204.44 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,905.52 miles (19,160.02 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,889.32 miles (19,133.96 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,876.69 miles (19,113.63 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,865.00 miles (19,094.82 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,859.13 miles (19,085.37 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,805.31 miles (18,998.76 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,805.31 miles (18,998.76 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,796.64 miles (18,984.81 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,794.23 miles (18,980.92 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |