Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Verona, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°23'47"N by 10°53'17"E)
Distance from HDS to VRN:
4,983.54 miles (8,020.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Verona Airport (VRN), Verona, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,984 miles (or 8,020 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 Verona 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 Verona 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: | VRN / LIPX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Verona, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°23'47"N by 10°53'17"E |
| Area Served: | Verona, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | GardaAeroporti |
| Airport Type: | Civil / Military |
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRN |
| More Information: | VRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- The base was officially opened on 1 July 1978.
- 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 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 motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
Facts about Verona Airport (VRN):
- The closest airport to Verona Airport (VRN) is Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of VRN.
- Verona Airport (VRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Verona Airport handled 3,198,788 passengers last year.
- In 2006 three million passengers used the airport for the first time.
- Because of Verona Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Verona 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.
- In addition to being known as "Verona Airport", another name for VRN is "Aeroporto di Verona-Villafranca".
- In 1990, in order to cope with constantly growing air traffic, the terminal was expanded.
- The furthest airport from Verona Airport (VRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Verona Airport (meaning Verona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| 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 | 27.09 miles (43.60 km) W | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 2 | 33.40 miles (53.75 km) ENE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 3 | 46.58 miles (74.96 km) E | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 4 | 49.08 miles (78.99 km) SW | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 5 | 60.49 miles (97.35 km) WNW | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 6 | 62.63 miles (100.79 km) SSE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 7 | 65.79 miles (105.88 km) ENE | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 8 | 65.85 miles (105.97 km) WSW | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 9 | 71.35 miles (114.83 km) E | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 10 | 76.47 miles (123.06 km) NNE | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 11 | 78.15 miles (125.77 km) W | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 12 | 84.42 miles (135.86 km) NE | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 13 | 92.21 miles (148.40 km) NNW | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 93.39 miles (150.29 km) ENE | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 15 | 100.61 miles (161.92 km) NE | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,059.36 miles (19,407.61 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,628.82 miles (18,714.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,614.66 miles (18,691.94 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,611.43 miles (18,686.74 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,589.35 miles (18,651.20 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,583.16 miles (18,641.25 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,579.20 miles (18,634.88 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,554.11 miles (18,594.49 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,551.64 miles (18,590.51 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,551.14 miles (18,589.71 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,549.92 miles (18,587.74 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,544.22 miles (18,578.57 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,534.76 miles (18,563.36 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,523.83 miles (18,545.77 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,510.66 miles (18,524.57 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |