Nonstop flight route between Harare, Zimbabwe and Dayton, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Harare International Airport (HRE), Harare, Zimbabwe and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,335 miles (or 13,414 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 Harare International Airport and James M. Cox Dayton 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 Harare International Airport and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Harare International Airport (HRE):

• Originally, it was anticipated that the airport would be completed by 1954.
• Harare International Airport (HRE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Harare International Airport's high elevation of 4,887 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Harare International Airport (HRE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Harare International Airport (meaning Harare International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,017 miles (19,339 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• In 1949 the government purchased Kentucky and Adair farms east of Salisbury for the construction of the new airport.
• The runway is used by both the civilian airport and the Air Force of Zimbabwe whose base is on the southern side of the runway.
• Harare International Airport is an airport in Harare, Zimbabwe.
• Harare International Airport handled 612,208 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Harare International Airport (HRE) is Mutare Airport (UTA), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SE of HRE.
• Later the same year, an Airfield Construction Unit was formed to undertake an extensive search for a suitable site for a national airport.

Facts about James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY):

• A$50 million renovation of the airport's terminal building, designed by Levin Porter Associates, was completed in 1989.
• In 2011 Dayton International Airport completed a new air traffic control tower.
• The furthest airport from James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,178 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) has 3 runways.
• On December 17, 1936 the airport opened as the "Dayton Municipal Airport" with three 3,600-foot concrete runways and connecting taxiways.
• The closest airport to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of DAY.
• For 2012, the airport reported 102,700 departures.