Nonstop flight route between Gaborone, Botswana and Samara, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana and Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), Samara, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,585 miles (or 8,989 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 Kurumoch 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 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and Kurumoch 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: | 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: | KUF / UWWW |
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Location: | Samara, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°30'6"N by 50°9'18"E |
Area Served: | Samara, Tolyatti |
Operator/Owner: | Renova |
Airport Type: | International |
Elevation: | 477 feet (145 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUF |
More Information: | KUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (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.
- Airport before expansion
- The closest airport to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of 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.
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kurumoch International Airport (KUF):
- Kurumoch International Airport is the international airport of Samara, Russia located 35 km north of the city.
- The furthest airport from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,340 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of KUF.
- In addition to being known as "Kurumoch International Airport", another name for KUF is "Международный аэропорт «Курумоч»".
- Because of Kurumoch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurumoch 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.