Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Nouméa, New Caledonia:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°15'29"S by 166°28'22"E)
Distance from GWE to GEA:
8,328.71 miles (13,403.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), Nouméa, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,329 miles (or 13,404 kilometers).
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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: | GEA / NWWM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nouméa, New Caledonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'29"S by 166°28'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Nouvelle-Calédonie |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GEA |
| More Information: | GEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA):
- The furthest airport from Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) is Fderik Airport (FGD), which is nearly antipodal to Nouméa Magenta Airport (meaning Nouméa Magenta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fderik Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Fderik, Mauritania.
- Because of Nouméa Magenta Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouméa Magenta 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.
- Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nouméa Magenta Airport", another name for GEA is "l'Aéroport de Nouméa Magenta".
- The closest airport to Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) is Tontouta International Airport (NOU), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NW of GEA.
| 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 | 23.44 miles (37.72 km) NW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 2 | 113.79 miles (183.12 km) ENE | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 134.00 miles (215.64 km) NW | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 185.27 miles (298.16 km) NW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 252.19 miles (405.86 km) NW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 253.73 miles (408.34 km) ENE | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 290.65 miles (467.76 km) NE | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 291.33 miles (468.85 km) NE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 297.14 miles (478.21 km) NE | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 307.83 miles (495.40 km) NE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 337.05 miles (542.43 km) NNE | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 377.22 miles (607.07 km) NNE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 394.73 miles (635.25 km) NNE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 407.14 miles (655.23 km) NNE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 410.76 miles (661.05 km) NNE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.76 miles (19,921.63 km) WNW | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,335.88 miles (19,852.63 km) WNW | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,311.83 miles (19,813.91 km) NNW | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 12,253.79 miles (19,720.51 km) NNE | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 12,253.59 miles (19,720.19 km) NE | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 6 | 12,193.88 miles (19,624.10 km) ENE | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,188.60 miles (19,615.59 km) ENE | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 8 | 12,147.85 miles (19,550.01 km) NNW | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 12,118.25 miles (19,502.38 km) NNW | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 12,109.29 miles (19,487.96 km) NNE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 12,101.79 miles (19,475.90 km) NNE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,098.15 miles (19,470.04 km) N | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 13 | 12,067.09 miles (19,420.05 km) NW | Tichitt Airport (THI) | Tichitt, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,047.45 miles (19,388.44 km) NNW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 12,045.69 miles (19,385.60 km) N | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |