Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Ekibastuz (EKB), Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,890 miles (or 9,478 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 Ekibastuz, 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 Ekibastuz. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):

• South African Express operates daily flights to/from Johannesburg - OR Tambo International Airport and three flights a week to/from Cape Town.
• 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.
• 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.
• The base was officially opened on 1 July 1978.

Facts about Ekibastuz (EKB):

• The furthest airport from Ekibastuz (EKB) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,065 miles (17,807 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Because of Ekibastuz's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Ekibastuz 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 closest airport to Ekibastuz (EKB) is Pavlodar Airport (PWQ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) ENE of EKB.
• Ekibastuz (EKB) currently has only 1 runway.