Nonstop flight route between Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E)
Distance from FRE to DUR:
8,136.20 miles (13,093.92 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FRE Airport Information
- DUR Airport Information
- Facts about FRE
- Facts about DUR
- Map of Nearest Airports to FRE
- List of Nearest Airports to FRE
- Map of Furthest Airports from FRE
- List of Furthest Airports from FRE
- Map of Nearest Airports to DUR
- List of Nearest Airports to DUR
- Map of Furthest Airports from DUR
- List of Furthest Airports from DUR
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fera Airport (FRE), Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,136 miles (or 13,094 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 Fera 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 Fera Airport and King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRE / AGGF |
| Airport Name: | Fera Airport |
| Location: | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRE |
| More Information: | FRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUR / FALE |
| Airport Name: | King Shaka International |
| Location: | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E |
| Area Served: | Durban, South Africa |
| Operator/Owner: | Dube Tradeport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUR |
| More Information: | DUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Fera Airport (FRE):
- The closest airport to Fera Airport (FRE) is Yandina Airport (XYA), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of FRE.
- The furthest airport from Fera Airport (FRE) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Fera Airport (meaning Fera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):
- On 8 December 2009, it was reported that "King Shaka International Airport" was indeed the most popular name for the new airport.
- King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
- The Old Durban airport used to have flights to Singapore, Ethiopia, London, Egypt, Persian Gulf and India.
- 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.
- As a result, a study into the risks of bird strikes at KSIA was commissioned, with special attention being paid to the Barn Swallows at Mount Moreland.
- The project was revived in the late 1990s when the limitations of Durban International Airport became apparent.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.37 miles (116.47 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 85.75 miles (137.99 km) ESE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 96.90 miles (155.95 km) SSE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 111.37 miles (179.23 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 114.73 miles (184.64 km) S | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 119.91 miles (192.98 km) SE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 146.41 miles (235.63 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 159.00 miles (255.89 km) W | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 185.60 miles (298.70 km) W | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 203.57 miles (327.61 km) SE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 221.23 miles (356.03 km) S | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 226.34 miles (364.26 km) SE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 238.34 miles (383.57 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 264.16 miles (425.12 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 278.79 miles (448.68 km) W | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,054.65 miles (19,400.04 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,048.43 miles (19,390.03 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,020.09 miles (19,344.42 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,019.97 miles (19,344.22 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 11,993.99 miles (19,302.41 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 11,974.11 miles (19,270.42 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,960.89 miles (19,249.14 km) WNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,944.41 miles (19,222.62 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 9 | 11,941.53 miles (19,217.98 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 11,940.01 miles (19,215.53 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,937.65 miles (19,211.74 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,937.42 miles (19,211.37 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,925.07 miles (19,191.50 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,921.99 miles (19,186.53 km) NNE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,914.50 miles (19,174.48 km) NNE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.69 miles (68.70 km) W | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) NE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 97.26 miles (156.52 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 4 | 108.73 miles (174.98 km) NW | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 124.64 miles (200.58 km) W | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 131.67 miles (211.91 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 7 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) W | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) W | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 183.53 miles (295.37 km) W | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 191.57 miles (308.31 km) WNW | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 196.76 miles (316.66 km) SW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 213.69 miles (343.90 km) N | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 13 | 214.01 miles (344.41 km) W | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 232.28 miles (373.82 km) W | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 270.59 miles (435.46 km) NNE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.45 miles (18,801.04 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,672.61 miles (18,785.19 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.14 miles (18,778.00 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,666.75 miles (18,775.76 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,660.00 miles (18,764.91 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,657.49 miles (18,760.87 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,651.72 miles (18,751.58 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,648.60 miles (18,746.56 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,646.05 miles (18,742.46 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,637.42 miles (18,728.56 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,636.90 miles (18,727.73 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,634.60 miles (18,724.02 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,633.67 miles (18,722.53 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,633.67 miles (18,722.53 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,626.63 miles (18,711.20 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |