Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Kostroma, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), Kostroma, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,375 miles (or 8,650 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома, 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома. 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: | KMW / UUBA |
Airport Name: | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома |
Location: | Kostroma, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°47'48"N by 41°1'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Kostroma Air Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMW |
More Information: | KMW 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.
- 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW):
- Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,571 miles (17,012 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) is Tunoshna (IAR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of KMW.
- Because of Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома 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.