Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Kaya, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Kaya Airport (XKY), Kaya, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,375 miles (or 5,432 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 Kaya 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 Kaya 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: | XKY / DFCA | 
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| Location: | Kaya, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Kaya | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKY | 
| More Information: | XKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
 
Facts about Kaya Airport (XKY):
- Kaya Airport (XKY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kaya Airport (XKY) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of XKY.
 - Because of Kaya Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaya 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 "Kaya Airport", another name for XKY is "Kaya Airport (Kaya)".
 - The furthest airport from Kaya Airport (XKY) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kaya Airport (meaning Kaya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
 
