Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Salima, Malawi:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°45'24"S by 34°34'59"E)
Distance from GWE to LMB:
501.60 miles (807.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Salima Airport (LMB), Salima, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 502 miles (or 807 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 Salima 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: | LMB / FWSM |
| Airport Name: | Salima Airport |
| Location: | Salima, Malawi |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°45'24"S by 34°34'59"E |
| Area Served: | Salima |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1688 feet (515 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LMB |
| More Information: | LMB Maps & Info |
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- 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.
- 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 Salima Airport (LMB):
- The closest airport to Salima Airport (LMB) is Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of LMB.
- The furthest airport from Salima Airport (LMB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,678 miles (18,794 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Salima Airport (LMB) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 31.91 miles (51.36 km) SE | Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ) | Monkey Bay, Malawi | |
| 2 | 52.93 miles (85.19 km) SE | Club Makokola Airport (CMK) | Club Makokola, Malawi | |
| 3 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) W | Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) | Lilongwe, Malawi | |
| 4 | 56.76 miles (91.34 km) NE | Lichinga Airport (VXC) | Lichinga, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 90.81 miles (146.14 km) NW | Kasungu Airport (KBQ) | Kasungu, Malawi | |
| 6 | 134.73 miles (216.83 km) W | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 7 | 135.34 miles (217.80 km) S | Chileka International Airport (BLZ) | Blantyre, Malawi | |
| 8 | 149.44 miles (240.51 km) ESE | Cuamba Airport (FXO) | Cuamba, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 164.34 miles (264.48 km) NNW | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 10 | 174.21 miles (280.37 km) SSW | Chingozi Airport (TCV) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 11 | 174.21 miles (280.37 km) SSW | Chingozi Airport (TET) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 12 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) W | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 13 | 227.24 miles (365.71 km) NNW | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 14 | 266.92 miles (429.56 km) N | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi | |
| 15 | 323.21 miles (520.15 km) SSE | Quelimane Airport (UEL) | Quelimane, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,678.29 miles (18,794.34 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,636.70 miles (18,727.41 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,633.78 miles (18,722.71 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,621.54 miles (18,703.00 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,613.69 miles (18,690.37 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,585.65 miles (18,645.26 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,559.21 miles (18,602.70 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,543.60 miles (18,577.58 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,534.65 miles (18,563.17 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,518.08 miles (18,536.50 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,513.50 miles (18,529.13 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,462.00 miles (18,446.26 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,462.00 miles (18,446.26 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,454.17 miles (18,433.66 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,449.68 miles (18,426.42 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |