Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Tulcán, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°48'33"N by 77°42'29"W)
Distance from HDS to TUA:
7,419.44 miles (11,940.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA), Tulcán, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,419 miles (or 11,940 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International 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: | TUA / SETU |
| Airport Name: | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport |
| Location: | Tulcán, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'33"N by 77°42'29"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9649 feet (2,941 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUA |
| More Information: | TUA 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 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA):
- Because of Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport's high elevation of 9,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is San Luis Airport (IPI), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of TUA.
- The furthest airport from Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (meaning Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
| 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 | 4.40 miles (7.08 km) NE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 2 | 49.72 miles (80.01 km) NE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 3 | 76.23 miles (122.68 km) SE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 77.06 miles (124.02 km) E | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 5 | 78.01 miles (125.54 km) SW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) ESE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 7 | 101.05 miles (162.62 km) SSE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 122.35 miles (196.90 km) N | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 9 | 133.06 miles (214.14 km) W | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 134.15 miles (215.90 km) SSW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 136.65 miles (219.92 km) NNE | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 12 | 151.95 miles (244.54 km) SSW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 157.57 miles (253.59 km) ENE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) S | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 209.91 miles (337.82 km) NNE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,331.34 miles (19,845.32 km) SSE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,331.29 miles (19,845.24 km) SSE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,327.22 miles (19,838.70 km) WSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,297.83 miles (19,791.39 km) E | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,259.48 miles (19,729.67 km) NNE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,256.20 miles (19,724.40 km) NNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,253.18 miles (19,719.54 km) NW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,249.82 miles (19,714.12 km) NW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,248.34 miles (19,711.75 km) NW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 12,246.52 miles (19,708.82 km) NW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,242.57 miles (19,702.46 km) NNW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,241.15 miles (19,700.18 km) NW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,237.07 miles (19,693.60 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,225.87 miles (19,675.58 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,224.49 miles (19,673.36 km) N | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |