Nonstop flight route between Gällivare, Sweden and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(67°7'59"N by 20°48'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from GEV to UTN:
6,600.81 miles (10,622.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gällivare Airport (GEV), Gällivare, Sweden and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,601 miles (or 10,623 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 Gällivare Airport and Upington 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 Gällivare Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEV / ESNG |
| Airport Name: | Gällivare Airport |
| Location: | Gällivare, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°7'59"N by 20°48'43"E |
| Area Served: | Gällivare and Malmberget |
| Operator/Owner: | Gällivare Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1027 feet (313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GEV |
| More Information: | GEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Gällivare Airport (GEV):
- The closest airport to Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Kiruna Airport (KRN), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNW of GEV.
- The furthest airport from Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,703 miles (17,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Gällivare Airport (GEV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Upington Airport is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport's uncommonly long runway and its strategically advantageous location, close to South Africa's northern borders, makes it ideally placed to serve the African continent.
- With the fall of the Portuguese regime in Angola, South African Airways lost its landing rights in Luanda.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- Upington Airport's runway was built to accommodate a Boeing 747 with a full load of passengers, cargo and fuel, so that it could take off for Europe without having to stop along the way.
- Upington Airport serves as an international cargo hub.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.25 miles (79.26 km) NNW | Kiruna Airport (KRN) | Kiruna, Sweden |     |
| 2 | 109.16 miles (175.68 km) NE | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 3 | 113.97 miles (183.42 km) ENE | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| 4 | 114.71 miles (184.61 km) SSW | Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | |
| 5 | 115.66 miles (186.14 km) SSE | Luleå Airport (LLA) | Luleå, Sweden | |
| 6 | 126.87 miles (204.17 km) NW | Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) | Narvik, Nordland, Norway | |
| 7 | 139.93 miles (225.19 km) SE | Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) | Kemi / Tornio, Finland | |
| 8 | 141.89 miles (228.35 km) ESE | Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) | Rovaniemi, Finland | |
| 9 | 142.82 miles (229.84 km) NW | Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) | Evenes, Norway | |
| 10 | 145.16 miles (233.62 km) NNW | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 11 | 172.79 miles (278.07 km) W | Bodø Airport (BOO) | Bodø, Norway | |
| 12 | 173.47 miles (279.17 km) S | Skellefteå Airport (SFT) | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden | |
| 13 | 178.36 miles (287.05 km) WNW | Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) | Svolvær, Norway | |
| 14 | 180.76 miles (290.90 km) NW | Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway | |
| 15 | 182.52 miles (293.74 km) NNW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,703.27 miles (17,225.20 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,616.94 miles (17,086.27 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,603.03 miles (17,063.88 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,591.89 miles (17,045.95 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,561.87 miles (16,997.65 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,541.00 miles (16,964.05 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,522.93 miles (16,934.98 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,515.55 miles (16,923.09 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,509.30 miles (16,913.03 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,507.88 miles (16,910.75 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,497.64 miles (16,894.27 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,476.29 miles (16,859.92 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,475.45 miles (16,858.56 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,466.82 miles (16,844.67 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,450.20 miles (16,817.92 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |