Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Humera, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°49'49"N by 36°52'54"E)
Distance from HDS to HUE:
2,667.51 miles (4,292.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Humera Airport (HUE), Humera, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,668 miles (or 4,293 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 Humera 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 Humera 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: | HUE / HAHU |
| Airport Name: | Humera Airport |
| Location: | Humera, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°49'49"N by 36°52'54"E |
| Area Served: | Humera, Ethiopia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUE |
| More Information: | HUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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 Humera Airport (HUE):
- The closest airport to Humera Airport (HUE) is Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) SSE of HUE.
- The furthest airport from Humera Airport (HUE) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is nearly antipodal to Humera Airport (meaning Humera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raroia Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,759 kilometers) away in Raroia, French Polynesia.
- Humera's current airport opened in July 2009.
| 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 | 97.88 miles (157.51 km) SSE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 101.16 miles (162.80 km) NW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 113.75 miles (183.06 km) NNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) E | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 151.45 miles (243.73 km) SW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 6 | 154.37 miles (248.43 km) SSE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) NE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 179.80 miles (289.35 km) E | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) SE | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 209.73 miles (337.53 km) NE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 11 | 248.62 miles (400.11 km) SSE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 269.23 miles (433.28 km) SE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 305.68 miles (491.95 km) SSW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 313.75 miles (504.93 km) WNW | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 15 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) NW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,277.77 miles (19,759.11 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,242.93 miles (19,703.04 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,234.58 miles (19,689.60 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,234.05 miles (19,688.75 km) SW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,222.49 miles (19,670.14 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,208.05 miles (19,646.90 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,185.80 miles (19,611.10 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,182.98 miles (19,606.55 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,146.15 miles (19,547.29 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,109.96 miles (19,489.05 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,055.61 miles (19,401.58 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,042.07 miles (19,379.79 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,962.65 miles (19,251.97 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,934.07 miles (19,205.98 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,927.70 miles (19,195.72 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |