Nonstop flight route between Francistown, Botswana and Mahshahr, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana and Mahshahr Airport (MRX), Mahshahr, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,852 miles (or 6,199 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 Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base and Mahshahr 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 Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base and Mahshahr Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT | 
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| Location: | Francistown, Botswana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Defence Force/Botswana CAA | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3283 feet (1,001 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRW | 
| More Information: | FRW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRX / OIAM | 
| Airport Name: | Mahshahr Airport | 
| Location: | Mahshahr, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'22"N by 49°9'6"E | 
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MRX | 
| More Information: | MRX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - The estimated cost for all three expansion phases is expected to exceed P500 million, and will all be completed at the same time, around May 2010.
 - The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
 - In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
 - In 2011 the airport's ownership of the old terminal was transferred to the Botswana Defence Force and became a military airport, with civilian traffic moved to the new Francistown International Airport terminal to the west of the airport lands.
 
Facts about Mahshahr Airport (MRX):
- The closest airport to Mahshahr Airport (MRX) is Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of MRX.
 - Because of Mahshahr Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Mahshahr 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 furthest airport from Mahshahr Airport (MRX) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - Mahshahr Airport (MRX) currently has only 1 runway.
 
