Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Calabozo, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Calabozo Airport (CLZ), Calabozo, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,001 miles (or 11,268 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 Calabozo 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 Calabozo 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: | CLZ / SVCL |
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Location: | Calabozo, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'27"N by 67°25'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLZ |
More Information: | CLZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (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.
- 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.
- 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 Calabozo Airport (CLZ):
- In addition to being known as "Calabozo Airport", another name for CLZ is "Aeropuerto de Calabozo".
- The furthest airport from Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Calabozo Airport (meaning Calabozo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- Calabozo Airport (CLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of CLZ.
- Because of Calabozo Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Calabozo 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.