Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Mopti, Mali:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°30'46"N by 4°4'45"W)
Distance from GWE to MZI:
3,290.57 miles (5,295.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI), Mopti, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,291 miles (or 5,296 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 Mopti Airport Ambodedjo 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 Mopti Airport Ambodedjo 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: | MZI / GAMB |
| Airport Name: | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport |
| Location: | Mopti, Mali |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°30'46"N by 4°4'45"W |
| Area Served: | Mopti, Mali |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 906 feet (276 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZI |
| More Information: | MZI 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 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.
- Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI):
- Because of Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport's relatively low elevation of 906 feet, planes can take off or land at Mopti Airport Ambodedjo 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.
- The furthest airport from Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (meaning Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) is Tougan Airport (TUQ), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) SE of MZI.
- Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) 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 | 120.88 miles (194.53 km) SE | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 123.10 miles (198.12 km) S | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 128.97 miles (207.55 km) ESE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 131.66 miles (211.89 km) NNE | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali | |
| 5 | 147.23 miles (236.94 km) SSE | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 166.50 miles (267.96 km) E | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 169.02 miles (272.01 km) NNE | Timbuktu Airport (TOM) | Timbuktu, Mali | |
| 8 | 174.20 miles (280.35 km) SSW | Koutiala Airport (KTX) | Koutiala, Mali | |
| 9 | 214.09 miles (344.55 km) E | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 218.16 miles (351.09 km) WNW | Keibane Airport (NRM) | Nara, Mali | |
| 11 | 223.15 miles (359.12 km) ESE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 228.10 miles (367.08 km) SE | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 232.27 miles (373.81 km) S | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 245.31 miles (394.78 km) SSW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 15 | 252.55 miles (406.45 km) SSE | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,247.66 miles (19,710.65 km) SW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.79 km) SSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,191.03 miles (19,619.51 km) SSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,172.13 miles (19,589.10 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,146.43 miles (19,547.74 km) SW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,136.60 miles (19,531.92 km) SW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,132.79 miles (19,525.79 km) SW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,089.67 miles (19,456.39 km) SSW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,051.24 miles (19,394.55 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,049.90 miles (19,392.38 km) SW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,034.16 miles (19,367.06 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,967.44 miles (19,259.68 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,926.26 miles (19,193.40 km) SE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,919.87 miles (19,183.13 km) ESE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,914.15 miles (19,173.92 km) E | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |