Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Chiclayo, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), Chiclayo, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,326 miles (or 11,790 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 Gweru-Thornhill Air Base and Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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 Gweru-Thornhill Air Base and Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWE / FVTL |
Airport Name: | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base |
Location: | Gweru, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 4680 feet (1,426 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWE |
More Information: | GWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIX / SPHI |
Airport Name: | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport |
Location: | Chiclayo, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'13"S by 79°49'41"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIX |
More Information: | CIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- Because of Gweru-Thornhill Air Base's high elevation of 4,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GWE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GWE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GWE.
- Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (meaning Gweru-Thornhill Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX):
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of CIX.
- Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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.