Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W)
Distance from HDS to CAF:
6,576.79 miles (10,584.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Carauari Airport (CAF), Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,577 miles (or 10,584 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 Carauari 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 Carauari 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: | CAF / SWCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W |
| Area Served: | Carauari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAF |
| More Information: | CAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
- 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.
Facts about Carauari Airport (CAF):
- Carauari Airport (CAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Carauari Airport (CAF) is Miri Airport (MYY), which is nearly antipodal to Carauari Airport (meaning Carauari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miri Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- The closest airport to Carauari Airport (CAF) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 182 miles (293 kilometers) NE of CAF.
- Because of Carauari Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Carauari 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.
- In addition to being known as "Carauari Airport", another name for CAF is "Aeroporto de Carauari".
- On 15 December 1994, a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante en route from Carauari and Tefé to Manaus was hijacked by two Colombian citizens.
| 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 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) NE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 213.89 miles (344.21 km) WNW | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 215.17 miles (346.29 km) WNW | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 4 | 218.86 miles (352.22 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) NW | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 238.63 miles (384.04 km) WSW | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 264.35 miles (425.43 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 307.31 miles (494.56 km) NW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 9 | 335.19 miles (539.44 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 351.57 miles (565.79 km) S | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 11 | 384.44 miles (618.70 km) NE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 424.09 miles (682.51 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 427.43 miles (687.88 km) S | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 444.87 miles (715.94 km) SSW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 445.05 miles (716.24 km) WSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,364.91 miles (19,899.35 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,339.95 miles (19,859.18 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,315.44 miles (19,819.73 km) N | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,311.16 miles (19,812.84 km) W | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 5 | 12,306.18 miles (19,804.82 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,305.50 miles (19,803.73 km) W | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,286.39 miles (19,772.97 km) WNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,283.20 miles (19,767.84 km) NNE | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,278.56 miles (19,760.37 km) W | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.77 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) NW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,260.08 miles (19,730.63 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,255.77 miles (19,723.70 km) WNW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,253.86 miles (19,720.62 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |