Nonstop flight route between Hayden, Colorado, United States and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(40°28'51"N by 107°13'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from HDN to UTN:
9,429.58 miles (15,175.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado, United States and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,430 miles (or 15,175 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 Yampa Valley Airport and Upington 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 Yampa Valley Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDN / KHDN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hayden, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'51"N by 107°13'4"W |
| Area Served: | Hayden, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Routt County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6606 feet (2,014 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDN |
| More Information: | HDN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Yampa Valley Airport (HDN):
- The closest airport to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of HDN.
- Because of Yampa Valley Airport's high elevation of 6,606 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Earlier, Yampa Valley Airport was served by Frontier Airlines with Convair 580s mainly to Denver.
- There is no Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Yampa Valley Airport", another name for HDN is "Yampa Valley Regional Airport".
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Upington Airport's uncommonly long runway and its strategically advantageous location, close to South Africa's northern borders, makes it ideally placed to serve the African continent.
- From August 1976 to December 1996, South African Airways made use of Upington as a refuelling station for two weekly scheduled Boeing 747 flights to London and Zurich.
- Upington Airport's runway was built to accommodate a Boeing 747 with a full load of passengers, cargo and fuel, so that it could take off for Europe without having to stop along the way.
- Many major car manufacturers bring their cars and commercial vehicles to Upington to test them in the hot dry and sunny conditions.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.00 miles (25.75 km) W | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.62 miles (29.97 km) E | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 60.07 miles (96.68 km) SSE | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 4 | 69.68 miles (112.14 km) NNE | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SSW | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 88.87 miles (143.02 km) SSE | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 91.52 miles (147.28 km) N | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 98.93 miles (159.21 km) NE | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 99.37 miles (159.91 km) SSE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 109.37 miles (176.01 km) ESE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 115.99 miles (186.67 km) E | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 116.78 miles (187.94 km) SW | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 117.70 miles (189.41 km) ESE | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 120.53 miles (193.97 km) W | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 123.22 miles (198.31 km) NW | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,900.54 miles (17,542.67 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,790.61 miles (17,365.76 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,766.92 miles (17,327.63 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,745.22 miles (17,292.71 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,606.97 miles (17,070.21 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,487.01 miles (16,877.16 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,481.32 miles (16,868.00 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,439.61 miles (16,800.88 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,358.48 miles (16,670.32 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,318.45 miles (16,605.89 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,317.95 miles (16,605.09 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,313.25 miles (16,597.53 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,298.33 miles (16,573.52 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,286.23 miles (16,554.03 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,271.30 miles (16,530.01 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |