Nonstop flight route between Herat, Afghanistan and Gitega, Burundi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Herat International Airport (HEA), Herat, Afghanistan and Gitega Airport (GID), Gitega, Burundi would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,344 miles (or 5,381 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 Herat International Airport and Gitega 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 Herat International Airport and Gitega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEA / OAHR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Herat, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'36"N by 62°13'40"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3205 feet (977 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HEA | 
| More Information: | HEA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GID / HBBE | 
| Airport Name: | Gitega Airport | 
| Location: | Gitega, Burundi | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°25'58"S by 29°55'1"E | 
| Area Served: | Gitega, Burundi | 
| Elevation: | 5741 feet (1,750 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GID | 
| More Information: | GID Maps & Info | 
Facts about Herat International Airport (HEA):
- In addition to being known as "Herat International Airport", other names for HEA include "Herat Airport (Herat)" and "Persian: میدان هوایی بین المللی هرات".
- Herat International Airport (HEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Herat International Airport (HEA) is Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NE of HEA.
- ISAF use has continued since 2005, joined by the Afghan National Army Air Corps, now Afghan Air Force, and the Afghan National Police.
- The furthest airport from Herat International Airport (HEA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Gitega Airport (GID):
- The furthest airport from Gitega Airport (GID) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Gitega Airport's high elevation of 5,741 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GID. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GID a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gitega Airport (GID) is Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of GID.




