Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°46'59"N by 7°55'0"E)
Distance from HDS to AGE:
5,573.15 miles (8,969.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Wangerooge Airport (AGE), Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,573 miles (or 8,969 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 Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Wangerooge 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 Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Wangerooge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDS / FAHS |
| Airport Name: | Air Force Base Hoedspruit |
| Location: | Hoedspruit, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | South African Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military and Civil |
| Elevation: | 1742 feet (531 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDS |
| More Information: | HDS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGE / EDWG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'59"N by 7°55'0"E |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGE |
| More Information: | AGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
- The base is teeming with wildlife, being surrounded by the 25 km² AFB Hoedspruit Game Reserve.
- The closest airport to Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of HDS.
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
- South African Express operates daily flights to/from Johannesburg - OR Tambo International Airport and three flights a week to/from Cape Town.
- The furthest airport from Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,932 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Wangerooge Airport (AGE):
- Because of Wangerooge Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Wangerooge 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 Wangerooge Airport (AGE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,720 miles (18,861 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Wangerooge Airport (AGE) is Heligoland Airport (HGL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of AGE.
- In addition to being known as "Wangerooge Airport", another name for AGE is "Flugplatz Wangerooge".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) NNE | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) SE | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 3 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) S | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 4 | 106.38 miles (171.20 km) WNW | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 5 | 144.13 miles (231.95 km) SE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 6 | 151.08 miles (243.13 km) S | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 7 | 198.41 miles (319.31 km) WSW | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 8 | 214.07 miles (344.50 km) WSW | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 214.26 miles (344.81 km) SW | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 222.83 miles (358.62 km) SW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 223.17 miles (359.15 km) SW | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 223.95 miles (360.41 km) WSW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 13 | 233.67 miles (376.06 km) N | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | 252.30 miles (406.04 km) WSW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 263.61 miles (424.23 km) SSE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,931.88 miles (19,202.44 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,923.49 miles (19,188.95 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,912.60 miles (19,171.42 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,912.32 miles (19,170.97 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,903.42 miles (19,156.66 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,903.12 miles (19,156.17 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,891.59 miles (19,137.61 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,881.81 miles (19,121.88 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,881.57 miles (19,121.49 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,872.70 miles (19,107.21 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,870.01 miles (19,102.88 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,828.32 miles (19,035.79 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,828.32 miles (19,035.79 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,825.46 miles (19,031.18 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,819.20 miles (19,021.10 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.81 miles (44.76 km) N | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 2 | 30.37 miles (48.87 km) E | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.97 miles (53.05 km) SE | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 4 | 39.16 miles (63.02 km) SW | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 5 | 47.40 miles (76.29 km) ENE | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 51.08 miles (82.20 km) WSW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 7 | 62.20 miles (100.09 km) SE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 8 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 79.92 miles (128.62 km) NNE | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 10 | 80.46 miles (129.48 km) ESE | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 11 | 85.49 miles (137.59 km) E | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 12 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) WSW | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 99.27 miles (159.76 km) ENE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 105.37 miles (169.57 km) SSW | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 15 | 111.14 miles (178.87 km) NE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,719.88 miles (18,861.27 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,483.11 miles (18,480.22 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,469.20 miles (18,457.85 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,446.73 miles (18,421.69 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,441.24 miles (18,412.84 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,440.94 miles (18,412.36 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,439.44 miles (18,409.95 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,434.56 miles (18,402.09 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,420.39 miles (18,379.29 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,415.00 miles (18,370.62 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,392.82 miles (18,334.92 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,388.64 miles (18,328.19 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,384.90 miles (18,322.18 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,384.74 miles (18,321.93 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,383.74 miles (18,320.31 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |