Nonstop flight route between Gorakhpur, India and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gorakhpur Airport (GOP), Gorakhpur, India and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,210 miles (or 8,385 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 Gorakhpur Airport and King Shaka International, 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 Gorakhpur Airport and King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gorakhpur Airport (GOP):

• The closest airport to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) is Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of GOP.
• In addition to being known as "Gorakhpur Airport", other names for GOP include "गोरखपुर हवाईअड्डा", "گورکھپور ہوائی اڈا" and "Gorakhpur Air Port".
• Gorakhpur Airport Authority controls and manages activities of the airport under the guidance of Airport Authority of India.
• The furthest airport from Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,644 miles (18,739 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• situated about 10 kilometres from Gorakhpur's railway station.
• Because of Gorakhpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 259 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorakhpur 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.
• Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):

• The project was revived in the late 1990s when the limitations of Durban International Airport became apparent.
• The airport is located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 35 km north of Durban.
• King Shaka International Airport was first conceptualised in the 1970s, with construction beginning in 1973.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• Mount Moreland, a small community located 2.6 km south of the airport, is an important roosting site for the European Barn Swallow.
• Despite wide expectations that the airport would be named "King Shaka International Airport", it emerged in October 2009 that the airport needed to undergo a formal naming process.
• The final obstacle was a delay in the approval of the project's Environmental Impact Assessment by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
• The terminal does not have a public viewing deck, which has attracted public criticism.
• The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.