Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Luoyang, Henan, China:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°44'27"N by 112°23'17"E)
Distance from HDS to LYA:
6,703.62 miles (10,788.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), Luoyang, Henan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,704 miles (or 10,788 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 Luoyang Beijiao 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 Luoyang Beijiao 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: | LYA / ZHLY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luoyang, Henan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'27"N by 112°23'17"E |
| Area Served: | Luoyang, Henan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 840 feet (256 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYA |
| More Information: | LYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- The base motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
- 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.
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
- The base is teeming with wildlife, being surrounded by the 25 km² AFB Hoedspruit Game Reserve.
- A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
- 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 Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA):
- In addition to being known as "Luoyang Beijiao Airport", other names for LYA include "洛阳北郊机场" and "Luòyáng Běijiāo Jīchǎng".
- Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is nearly antipodal to Luoyang Beijiao Airport (meaning Luoyang Beijiao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Rafael Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,941 kilometers) away in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) WNW of LYA.
- Because of Luoyang Beijiao Airport's relatively low elevation of 840 feet, planes can take off or land at Luoyang Beijiao 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.
| 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 | 80.68 miles (129.84 km) WNW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 2 | 83.98 miles (135.16 km) E | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 3 | 112.05 miles (180.32 km) NNE | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 4 | 122.32 miles (196.85 km) S | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 5 | 168.27 miles (270.81 km) NE | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 179.12 miles (288.26 km) S | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 187.00 miles (300.94 km) NE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 187.66 miles (302.01 km) W | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 9 | 206.04 miles (331.58 km) NW | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 10 | 207.84 miles (334.49 km) W | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 11 | 208.11 miles (334.92 km) N | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 12 | 214.81 miles (345.71 km) NNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 227.19 miles (365.63 km) E | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 231.06 miles (371.86 km) ESE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 243.29 miles (391.53 km) SW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.57 miles (19,940.64 km) ESE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,314.31 miles (19,817.92 km) ESE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,312.41 miles (19,814.85 km) SW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,288.46 miles (19,776.31 km) SSE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,232.66 miles (19,686.51 km) ESE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,217.50 miles (19,662.11 km) S | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,216.24 miles (19,660.08 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,210.24 miles (19,650.43 km) SW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,209.51 miles (19,649.25 km) WSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,204.65 miles (19,641.43 km) E | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 11 | 12,199.89 miles (19,633.77 km) SE | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,196.89 miles (19,628.95 km) SW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,182.74 miles (19,606.17 km) ESE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,158.01 miles (19,566.38 km) ESE | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,150.52 miles (19,554.32 km) SE | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |