Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Lake Manyara, Tanzania:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°22'32"S by 35°49'5"E)
Distance from HDS to LKY:
1,483.91 miles (2,388.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Lake Manyara Airport (LKY), Lake Manyara, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,484 miles (or 2,388 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 relatively short distance between Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Lake Manyara Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LKY / HTLM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lake Manyara, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'32"S by 35°49'5"E |
| Area Served: | Lake Manyara National Park |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LKY |
| More Information: | LKY 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 base was officially opened on 1 July 1978.
- 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 motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
- The base is teeming with wildlife, being surrounded by the 25 km² AFB Hoedspruit Game Reserve.
Facts about Lake Manyara Airport (LKY):
- Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake Manyara Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Lake Manyara Airport", another name for LKY is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Ziwa Manyara (Swahili)".
- The furthest airport from Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Arusha Airport (ARK), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of LKY.
| 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 | 55.43 miles (89.21 km) E | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 2 | 86.71 miles (139.55 km) E | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 3 | 103.96 miles (167.31 km) E | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 4 | 111.03 miles (178.68 km) ENE | Amboseli Airport (ASV) | Amboseli, Kenya | |
| 5 | 147.16 miles (236.83 km) NNW | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 6 | 157.83 miles (254.00 km) NNE | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 7 | 159.05 miles (255.96 km) ENE | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 8 | 161.40 miles (259.74 km) NNE | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 9 | 187.75 miles (302.16 km) S | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 190.04 miles (305.84 km) NW | Musoma Airport (MUZ) | Musoma, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 209.27 miles (336.79 km) WNW | Mwanza Airport (MWZ) | Mwanza, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 210.40 miles (338.61 km) N | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 13 | 239.42 miles (385.31 km) NNW | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 14 | 244.11 miles (392.86 km) NNE | Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) | Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| 15 | 255.58 miles (411.31 km) N | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,522.94 miles (18,544.33 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,461.41 miles (18,445.30 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,199.23 miles (18,023.38 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,198.48 miles (18,022.17 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,139.36 miles (17,927.01 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,138.57 miles (17,925.75 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,118.72 miles (17,893.80 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,091.53 miles (17,850.04 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,090.61 miles (17,848.56 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,090.54 miles (17,848.44 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,089.77 miles (17,847.21 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,058.85 miles (17,797.45 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,056.96 miles (17,794.41 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,051.83 miles (17,786.16 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,051.64 miles (17,785.84 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |