Nonstop flight route between Gweru, Zimbabwe and Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(62°9'30"N by 77°19'44"E)
Distance from GWE to RAT:
6,204.61 miles (9,985.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe and Raduzhny Airport (RAT), Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,205 miles (or 9,985 kilometers).
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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: | RAT / USNR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°9'30"N by 77°19'44"E |
| Area Served: | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAT |
| More Information: | RAT 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 Raduzhny Airport (RAT):
- In addition to being known as "Raduzhny Airport", another name for RAT is "Аэропорт Радужный".
- The closest airport to Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) SSW of RAT.
- Because of Raduzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Raduzhny 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 Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- Raduzhny Airport (RAT) 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 | 88.02 miles (141.65 km) SSW | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 90.13 miles (145.04 km) W | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 96.31 miles (155.00 km) NW | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 4 | 100.68 miles (162.04 km) S | Strezhevoy (SWT) | Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 140.16 miles (225.57 km) WSW | Surgut Airport (SGC) | Surgut, Russia | |
| 6 | 169.82 miles (273.30 km) WSW | Nefteyugansk Airport (NFG) | Nefteyugansk, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 7 | 269.19 miles (433.22 km) NNW | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 8 | 271.51 miles (436.95 km) N | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 9 | 281.73 miles (453.39 km) WSW | Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | |
| 10 | 377.79 miles (607.99 km) W | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 407.24 miles (655.39 km) NE | Turukhansk (THX) | Turukhansk, Russia | |
| 12 | 413.05 miles (664.73 km) E | Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 439.16 miles (706.75 km) WSW | Uray Airport (URJ) | Uray, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 14 | 442.29 miles (711.80 km) NW | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| 15 | 451.74 miles (727.01 km) W | Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) | Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,118.08 miles (17,892.76 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,116.46 miles (17,890.17 km) W | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,107.22 miles (17,875.29 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,054.79 miles (17,790.91 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 5 | 11,054.47 miles (17,790.40 km) W | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,033.95 miles (17,757.38 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,023.85 miles (17,741.13 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,005.07 miles (17,710.90 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,889.85 miles (17,525.46 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,879.32 miles (17,508.52 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,817.21 miles (17,408.56 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,794.35 miles (17,371.78 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,780.37 miles (17,349.28 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,774.19 miles (17,339.34 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,706.60 miles (17,230.56 km) WSW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |