Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Lalibela, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°58'26"N by 38°59'27"E)
Distance from GWE to LLI:
2,257.44 miles (3,632.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Lalibela Airport (LLI), Lalibela, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,257 miles (or 3,633 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 relatively short distance between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base and Lalibela Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LLI / HALL |
| Airport Name: | Lalibela Airport |
| Location: | Lalibela, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°58'26"N by 38°59'27"E |
| Area Served: | Lalibela, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6424 feet (1,958 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LLI |
| More Information: | LLI 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Lalibela Airport (LLI):
- The furthest airport from Lalibela Airport (LLI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Lalibela Airport (meaning Lalibela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,687 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The main runway was rebuilt in 1997 at a cost of 53 million birr.
- Because of Lalibela Airport's high elevation of 6,424 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LLI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LLI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lalibela Airport (LLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lalibela Airport (LLI) is Debre Tabor Airport (DBT), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) W of LLI.
| 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 | 66.68 miles (107.31 km) W | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 78.56 miles (126.42 km) SE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 87.97 miles (141.57 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) NNE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 111.70 miles (179.77 km) WNW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) N | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) NW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 207.42 miles (333.81 km) S | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 229.31 miles (369.04 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 10 | 253.19 miles (407.46 km) SE | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 257.54 miles (414.47 km) N | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 12 | 257.86 miles (414.98 km) ENE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 258.53 miles (416.06 km) ESE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 14 | 267.75 miles (430.90 km) W | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 15 | 282.97 miles (455.39 km) E | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,232.95 miles (19,686.98 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,170.95 miles (19,587.20 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,138.67 miles (19,535.25 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,072.11 miles (19,428.13 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,056.16 miles (19,402.45 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,045.20 miles (19,384.82 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,016.66 miles (19,338.89 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,015.25 miles (19,336.62 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,997.40 miles (19,307.90 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,997.10 miles (19,307.42 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,958.83 miles (19,245.83 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,925.35 miles (19,191.94 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,910.21 miles (19,167.58 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,881.91 miles (19,122.03 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,807.79 miles (19,002.75 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |