Nonstop flight route between Gaborone, Botswana and Lovelock, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana and Derby Field (LOL), Lovelock, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,123 miles (or 16,292 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 Derby Field, 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 Derby Field. 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: | LOL / KLOL |
| Airport Name: | Derby Field |
| Location: | Lovelock, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°3'59"N by 118°33'53"W |
| Area Served: | Lovelock, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Pershing County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3907 feet (1,191 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOL |
| More Information: | LOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE):
- 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.
- Old interior of Khama Airport
- Air Botswana plane at Khama Airport 2011
- 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.
- Construction on the airport expansion
Facts about Derby Field (LOL):
- The closest airport to Derby Field (LOL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LOL.
- The furthest airport from Derby Field (LOL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Derby Field (LOL) has 2 runways.
