Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Bangalore, India:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E)
Distance from HDS to BLR:
4,078.41 miles (6,563.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,078 miles (or 6,564 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 Kempegowda International 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 Kempegowda International 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: | BLR / VOBL |
| Airport Name: | Kempegowda International Airport |
| Location: | Bangalore, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E |
| Area Served: | Bangalore |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3002 feet (915 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLR |
| More Information: | BLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- 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.
- The base gained international media attention in 2000, when it hosted the United States Air Force's rescue contingent as part of Operation Atlas Response, the mission to provide rescue and humanitarian support to areas of Mozambique devastated by the severe flooding caused by Cyclone Eline.
- A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
- The base motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
- 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 Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):
- The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- As the airport is 40 kilometres outside the city, a new high-speed rail link has been approved to connect it to the city.
- Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving the Indian city of Bangalore.
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
- Kempegowda International Airport handled about 12.6 million passengers and had air traffic movements of about 330 per day in 2011.
- The airport can handle 20 million people per annum with 35 aircraft movements per hour and an estimated 576 movements.
| 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 | 97.40 miles (156.75 km) SW | Mysore Airport (MYQ) | Mysore, India | |
| 2 | 100.85 miles (162.30 km) SSE | Salem Airport (SXV) | Salem, India | |
| 3 | 115.46 miles (185.82 km) NE | Cuddapah Airport (CDP) | Cuddapah, India | |
| 4 | 127.09 miles (204.54 km) ENE | Tirupati Airport (TIR) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 146.46 miles (235.70 km) NNW | Bellary Airport (BEP) | Bellary, India | |
| 6 | 156.64 miles (252.09 km) SSW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 7 | 165.68 miles (266.63 km) ESE | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 8 | 166.10 miles (267.31 km) E | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| 9 | 181.32 miles (291.81 km) SSE | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 10 | 185.12 miles (297.92 km) SW | Calicut International Airport (CCJ) | Kozhikode (Calicut), India | |
| 11 | 190.20 miles (306.09 km) W | Mangalore Airport (IXE) | Mangalore, India | |
| 12 | 228.30 miles (367.41 km) SSW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 13 | 230.48 miles (370.92 km) NW | Hubli Airport (HBX) | Hubli, India | |
| 14 | 233.97 miles (376.53 km) S | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 15 | 276.47 miles (444.93 km) NW | Belgaum Airport (IXG) | Belgaum, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,367.58 miles (18,294.30 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,231.21 miles (18,074.84 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,222.95 miles (18,061.54 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 10,883.37 miles (17,515.04 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,859.79 miles (17,477.09 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,846.31 miles (17,455.39 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,824.07 miles (17,419.61 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,802.24 miles (17,384.48 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,799.20 miles (17,379.59 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,794.99 miles (17,372.81 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 10,794.33 miles (17,371.74 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 10,770.59 miles (17,333.54 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,765.75 miles (17,325.75 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,748.52 miles (17,298.03 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,743.20 miles (17,289.46 km) W | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |