Nonstop flight route between Gaborone, Botswana and Cà Mau Province, Vietnam:
Departure Airport:
(24°33'19"S by 25°55'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°10'32"N by 105°10'45"E)
Distance from GBE to CAH:
5,817.70 miles (9,362.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana and Cà Mau Airport (CAH), Cà Mau Province, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,818 miles (or 9,363 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 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and Cà Mau 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 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and Cà Mau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBE / FBSK |
| Airport Name: | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport |
| Location: | Gaborone, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'19"S by 25°55'5"E |
| Area Served: | Gaborone |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3299 feet (1,006 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBE |
| More Information: | GBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAH / VVCM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cà Mau Province, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°10'32"N by 105°10'45"E |
| Area Served: | Cà Mau |
| Operator/Owner: | Southern Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAH |
| More Information: | CAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE):
- On October 11, 1999, an Air Botswana pilot, Captain Chris Phatswe, commandeered a parked Aérospatiale ATR 42 aircraft A2-ABB without authorization in the early morning and took off.
- The closest airport to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of GBE.
- The furthest airport from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (meaning Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Air Botswana plane at Khama Airport 2011
Facts about Cà Mau Airport (CAH):
- Because of Cà Mau Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Cà Mau 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 closest airport to Cà Mau Airport (CAH) is Rach Gia Airport (VKG), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) N of CAH.
- In addition to being known as "Cà Mau Airport", another name for CAH is "Sân bay Cà Mau".
- In April 1975, following the fall of Saigon, the airport was controlled by communist forces.
- Cà Mau Airport (CAH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cà Mau Airport (CAH) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Cà Mau Airport (meaning Cà Mau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.19 miles (74.33 km) SSW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana |     |
| 2 | 76.68 miles (123.40 km) W | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 3 | 89.62 miles (144.23 km) SSW | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 4 | 95.25 miles (153.30 km) SE | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 5 | 157.73 miles (253.83 km) SE | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 163.01 miles (262.33 km) ESE | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 7 | 170.42 miles (274.27 km) SE | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 8 | 181.68 miles (292.39 km) SE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 181.93 miles (292.80 km) SE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 204.90 miles (329.75 km) SE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 228.43 miles (367.63 km) ENE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 12 | 253.79 miles (408.44 km) SW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 13 | 254.68 miles (409.87 km) NNE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 14 | 264.92 miles (426.35 km) W | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 15 | 301.93 miles (485.90 km) SSW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,149.30 miles (19,552.35 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,143.15 miles (19,542.46 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,141.40 miles (19,539.64 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,138.72 miles (19,535.33 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,133.33 miles (19,526.66 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,119.38 miles (19,504.21 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,118.53 miles (19,502.83 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,107.66 miles (19,485.34 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,106.22 miles (19,483.03 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,105.57 miles (19,481.98 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,105.57 miles (19,481.98 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,104.09 miles (19,479.60 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,098.05 miles (19,469.87 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,097.06 miles (19,468.28 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,094.63 miles (19,464.38 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.27 miles (87.34 km) N | Rach Gia Airport (VKG) | Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 72.57 miles (116.79 km) NNE | Can Tho International Airport (VCA) | Can Tho, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 103.55 miles (166.65 km) ESE | Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 122.28 miles (196.79 km) NW | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 142.97 miles (230.08 km) NW | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 151.43 miles (243.70 km) NE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 154.26 miles (248.26 km) ENE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 165.39 miles (266.17 km) N | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 216.84 miles (348.96 km) N | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 224.39 miles (361.11 km) NW | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 11 | 242.72 miles (390.62 km) NNW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 12 | 280.62 miles (451.61 km) NE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 286.89 miles (461.70 km) SW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 289.04 miles (465.17 km) NW | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 15 | 301.53 miles (485.26 km) NNW | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,379.17 miles (19,922.29 km) SSW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,355.67 miles (19,884.48 km) E | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,330.70 miles (19,844.28 km) ESE | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,259.27 miles (19,729.34 km) SW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,251.26 miles (19,716.44 km) SSE | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,247.00 miles (19,709.59 km) E | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,246.42 miles (19,708.65 km) SE | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,193.25 miles (19,623.08 km) SSE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,185.92 miles (19,611.28 km) SE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 12,184.18 miles (19,608.49 km) E | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,158.71 miles (19,567.50 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,158.71 miles (19,567.50 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,149.14 miles (19,552.10 km) ESE | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,144.55 miles (19,544.72 km) SE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,134.28 miles (19,528.19 km) ESE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |