Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Warsaw, Poland:
Departure Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°13'58"N by 21°1'1"E)
Distance from HDS to WRW:
5,326.39 miles (8,571.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,326 miles (or 8,572 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 Historic Centre of Warsaw, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | WRW / |
| Airport Name: | Historic Centre of Warsaw |
| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'58"N by 21°1'1"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRW |
| More Information: | WRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- 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.
- The base is teeming with wildlife, being surrounded by the 25 km² AFB Hoedspruit Game Reserve.
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW):
- Warsaw lies in east-central Poland about 300 km from the Carpathian Mountains and about 260 km from the Baltic Sea, 523 km east of Berlin, Germany.
- Stanisław August Poniatowski, who remodelled the interior of the Royal Castle, also made Warsaw a centre of culture and the arts.
- In 1700, the Great Northern War broke out.
- The closest airport to Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of WRW.
- The furthest airport from Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Warsaw was occupied by Germany from August 4, 1915 until November 1918.
| 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 | 5.10 miles (8.20 km) SSW | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 2 | 21.56 miles (34.70 km) NW | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 3 | 77.42 miles (124.60 km) WSW | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 4 | 91.61 miles (147.43 km) E | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 5 | 99.87 miles (160.73 km) SE | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 6 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) E | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 7 | 140.63 miles (226.32 km) WNW | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 8 | 147.48 miles (237.34 km) SW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 9 | 152.97 miles (246.18 km) SSE | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 10 | 158.19 miles (254.58 km) SSW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 11 | 177.41 miles (285.51 km) W | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland | |
| 12 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) NW | Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 13 | 184.40 miles (296.77 km) N | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 14 | 192.04 miles (309.06 km) NNW | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 15 | 193.45 miles (311.33 km) WSW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,445.59 miles (18,419.85 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,014.12 miles (17,725.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,997.64 miles (17,698.95 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,997.29 miles (17,698.38 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,997.02 miles (17,697.95 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,992.37 miles (17,690.45 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,989.85 miles (17,686.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,989.61 miles (17,686.01 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,988.24 miles (17,683.81 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,985.74 miles (17,679.80 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,983.03 miles (17,675.43 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,982.72 miles (17,674.93 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,974.05 miles (17,660.98 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,969.02 miles (17,652.89 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,943.29 miles (17,611.48 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |