Nonstop flight route between Gothenburg, Sweden and Francistown, Botswana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), Gothenburg, Sweden and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,516 miles (or 8,877 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 Göteborg Landvetter Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base, 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 Göteborg Landvetter Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT):

• Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,408 miles (18,360 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) is Göteborg City Airport (GSE), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of GOT.
• The international terminal also has four air bridges, gate 16A, 17, 19A, 20A.
• The domestic terminal has four air bridges, gate 12–15A, and a stairway to the ground at gate 15 called 15B, and two gates with airside bus transfer, called gate 10–11.
• There are plans to build a shortcut on the railway Gothenburg–Borås with a tunnel and a railway station under the airport.
• Because of Göteborg Landvetter Airport's relatively low elevation of 506 feet, planes can take off or land at Göteborg Landvetter 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.

Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):

• The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• However, currently the project is expected to miss its May deadline, after the airport in Gaborone also missed its deadline set date for May 10, 2010, with contractors at both sites struggling to finalise each stage of construction in time.
• The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
• In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
• Phase One of the construction cost P224 million, while Phase three cost P160 million.
• Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.