Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB), Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,808 miles (or 9,346 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 Ingeniero Jacobacci 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 Ingeniero Jacobacci 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: | IGB / SAVJ |
Airport Name: | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport |
Location: | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'14"S by 69°34'30"W |
Area Served: | Ingeniero Jacobacci |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2927 feet (892 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IGB |
More Information: | IGB 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 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.
- The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GWE.
Facts about Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB):
- The closest airport to Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) is Maquinchao Airport (MQD), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of IGB.
- Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is nearly antipodal to Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (meaning Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baotou Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.