Nonstop flight route between Gobabis, Namibia and Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gobabis Airport (GOG), Gobabis, Namibia and Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,262 miles (or 8,469 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 Gobabis Airport and Hatfield Aerodrome, 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 Gobabis Airport and Hatfield Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gobabis Airport (GOG):

• Gobabis Airport (GOG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Gobabis Airport (GOG) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Gobabis Airport (meaning Gobabis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Gobabis Airport's high elevation of 4,815 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Gobabis Airport (GOG) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of GOG.

Facts about Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF):

• In 1992, due to severe financial problems, British Aerospace announced the cessation of aircraft production at Hatfield from 1993.
• Hatfield Aerodrome, formerly, was an airfield and aircraft factory located in the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire from 1930 until its closure and redevelopment in the 1990s.
• Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) has 2 runways.
• The ICAO code, EGTH, has subsequently been reallocated to Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
• The closest airport to Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is London Luton Airport (LTN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of HTF.
• The furthest airport from Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,860 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The 146 first flew in 1981 and production of some components, final assembly and flight testing of the first two series of the aircraft was based at Hatfield during the early and mid 1980s.
• The full trail is around 4 km long and takes around 90 minutes to walk.
• Because of Hatfield Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 254 feet, planes can take off or land at Hatfield Aerodrome 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.
• During the Second World War, de Havilland was most noted for its Mosquito fighter bomber, the famous 'Wooden wonder'.