Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Calvi, Corsica, France:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°31'29"N by 8°47'23"E)
Distance from GWE to CLY:
4,486.81 miles (7,220.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY), Calvi, Corsica, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,487 miles (or 7,221 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine 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: | CLY / LFKC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Calvi, Corsica, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°31'29"N by 8°47'23"E |
| Area Served: | Calvi, Corsica, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Bastia et de la Haute-Corse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLY |
| More Information: | CLY 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.
- 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.
- Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY):
- Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport", another name for CLY is "Aéroport de Calvi - Sainte-Catherine".
- Because of Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Calvi - Sainte-Catherine 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (meaning Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) E of CLY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.66 miles (124.99 km) ESE | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe |     |
| 2 | 90.32 miles (145.36 km) WSW | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 131.52 miles (211.66 km) NE | Harare International Airport (HRE) | Harare, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 155.49 miles (250.24 km) SE | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 182.94 miles (294.42 km) E | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 187.55 miles (301.83 km) ESE | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 193.73 miles (311.78 km) WNW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 195.21 miles (314.16 km) SW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 9 | 211.50 miles (340.38 km) NNW | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 233.47 miles (375.74 km) E | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| 11 | 278.99 miles (448.99 km) WNW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | 287.01 miles (461.90 km) WNW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 13 | 298.51 miles (480.41 km) NNW | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 14 | 305.72 miles (492.01 km) S | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 15 | 321.82 miles (517.93 km) SSE | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,116.56 miles (19,499.66 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,075.02 miles (19,432.82 km) E | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,072.70 miles (19,429.08 km) E | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,060.58 miles (19,409.57 km) E | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,051.70 miles (19,395.29 km) E | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,044.18 miles (19,383.19 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,016.40 miles (19,338.48 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,000.16 miles (19,312.33 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,985.07 miles (19,288.05 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,977.30 miles (19,275.55 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,970.59 miles (19,264.75 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,916.18 miles (19,177.18 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,916.18 miles (19,177.18 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,907.08 miles (19,162.55 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,906.16 miles (19,161.05 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.41 miles (56.99 km) E | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 2 | 41.54 miles (66.85 km) S | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 3 | 72.40 miles (116.52 km) SSE | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 4 | 75.44 miles (121.41 km) ENE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 5 | 107.98 miles (173.77 km) NW | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 6 | 110.26 miles (177.45 km) NNW | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| 7 | 111.90 miles (180.08 km) NW | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) | Nice, France | |
| 8 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) NE | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 9 | 116.51 miles (187.51 km) NW | Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) | Cannes, France | |
| 10 | 117.09 miles (188.44 km) E | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 11 | 119.30 miles (192.00 km) SSE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 12 | 125.98 miles (202.74 km) WNW | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 13 | 130.49 miles (210.01 km) N | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 14 | 133.40 miles (214.68 km) SSW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 15 | 134.62 miles (216.65 km) ENE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,157.92 miles (19,566.23 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,810.58 miles (19,007.24 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,781.06 miles (18,959.74 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,750.92 miles (18,911.23 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,738.30 miles (18,890.92 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,735.03 miles (18,885.65 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,721.99 miles (18,864.66 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,717.09 miles (18,856.79 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,713.99 miles (18,851.79 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,713.29 miles (18,850.66 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,701.01 miles (18,830.91 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,692.65 miles (18,817.45 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,673.18 miles (18,786.12 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,668.84 miles (18,779.13 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,663.82 miles (18,771.04 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |