Nonstop flight route between Ghanzi, Botswana and Twin Falls, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), Ghanzi, Botswana and Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), Twin Falls, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,539 miles (or 15,351 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 Ghanzi Airport and Magic Valley Regional 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 Ghanzi Airport and Magic Valley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ghanzi Airport (GNZ):

• The closest airport to Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) is Hukuntsi Airport (HUK), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) S of GNZ.
• The airport has a bitumen sealed 1500 metres long and 18 metres wide runway and is designed to handle light aircraft with Maximum All Up Weight of 5700 kg.
• · Latitude 21° 42’ 00” South · Longitude 021° 40’ 00” East · Elevation 1137 m above sea-level · Reference temperature 340 C
• Because of Ghanzi Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghanzi 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 Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is nearly antipodal to Ghanzi Airport (meaning Ghanzi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dillingham Airfield), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States.
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Facts about Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF):

• The furthest airport from Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Jackpot Airport (KPT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SSW of TWF.
• In addition to being known as "Magic Valley Regional Airport", another name for TWF is "Joslin Field".
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 29,606 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 26,991 in 2009, and 35,576 in 2010.
• Magic Valley Regional Airport, also known as Joslin Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles south of the central business district of Twin Falls, a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States.
• Because of Magic Valley Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TWF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TWF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The facility covers an area of 1,468 acres at an elevation of 4,154 feet above mean sea level.