Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(48°53'3"N by 24°41'9"E)
Distance from GWE to IFO:
4,731.26 miles (7,614.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,731 miles (or 7,614 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 Ivano-Frankivsk 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 Ivano-Frankivsk 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: | IFO / UKLI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°53'3"N by 24°41'9"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IFO |
| More Information: | IFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (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.
- The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO):
- The furthest airport from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,373 miles (18,304 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport", another name for IFO is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Івано-Франківськ"".
- Because of Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivano-Frankivsk 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.
- Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) is Ternopil (TNL), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) NE of IFO.
| 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 | 63.68 miles (102.48 km) NE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) NNW | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 73.29 miles (117.95 km) SE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 101.58 miles (163.48 km) SW | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 5 | 112.77 miles (181.48 km) SE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 6 | 116.21 miles (187.03 km) SW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 7 | 146.61 miles (235.95 km) NW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 8 | 152.27 miles (245.05 km) SSW | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 9 | 157.60 miles (253.63 km) W | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 10 | 159.07 miles (256.00 km) ESE | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 11 | 167.44 miles (269.47 km) S | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 12 | 171.16 miles (275.46 km) WSW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 13 | 179.58 miles (289.01 km) SE | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 14 | 181.87 miles (292.70 km) SW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 15 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) NNW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,373.36 miles (18,303.60 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,939.80 miles (17,605.86 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,925.58 miles (17,582.97 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,924.08 miles (17,580.56 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,901.10 miles (17,543.57 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,900.81 miles (17,543.12 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,894.26 miles (17,532.56 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,882.97 miles (17,514.40 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,866.94 miles (17,488.59 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,865.28 miles (17,485.93 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,862.80 miles (17,481.95 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,861.43 miles (17,479.73 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,860.58 miles (17,478.36 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,845.41 miles (17,453.96 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,844.88 miles (17,453.10 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |