Nonstop flight route between Harare, Zimbabwe and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(17°55'54"S by 31°5'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Distance from HRE to MSY:
8,680.58 miles (13,970.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Harare International Airport (HRE), Harare, Zimbabwe and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,681 miles (or 13,970 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRE / FVHA |
| Airport Name: | Harare International Airport |
| Location: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'54"S by 31°5'34"E |
| Area Served: | Harare |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 4887 feet (1,490 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRE |
| More Information: | HRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Harare International Airport (HRE):
- 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.
- Later the same year, an Airfield Construction Unit was formed to undertake an extensive search for a suitable site for a national 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 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.
- Air Rhodesia established its headquarters at the airport in 1967, and since Independence in 1980, Air Rhodesia's successor, Air Zimbabwe, has maintained the status-quo with its head office, too, located at the airport.
- 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.
- The airport is today operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and is the hub of Air Zimbabwe.
- Harare International Airport (HRE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- In 1984 the airport was a small hub for Northeastern International Airlines, which had Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s, and Douglas DC-8s and wide body Airbus A300s.
- On July 11, 2001, the airport was renamed after jazz musician Louis Armstrong in honor of the centennial of his birth.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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.
- National Airlines was flying into New Orleans by 1938.
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 124.63 miles (200.57 km) SE | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe |     |
| 2 | 131.52 miles (211.66 km) SW | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) | Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 147.51 miles (237.40 km) S | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 174.61 miles (281.01 km) ESE | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 175.35 miles (282.20 km) WNW | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 186.44 miles (300.04 km) SSE | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 210.24 miles (338.35 km) NE | Chingozi Airport (TCV) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 8 | 210.24 miles (338.35 km) NE | Chingozi Airport (TET) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 214.89 miles (345.83 km) S | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 216.59 miles (348.57 km) SW | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | 250.70 miles (403.46 km) NW | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 12 | 271.44 miles (436.85 km) W | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 280.70 miles (451.74 km) ESE | Beira Airport (BEW) | Beira, Mozambique | |
| 14 | 300.19 miles (483.11 km) ENE | Chileka International Airport (BLZ) | Blantyre, Malawi | |
| 15 | 318.18 miles (512.05 km) NNE | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,016.64 miles (19,338.86 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,972.56 miles (19,267.92 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,972.52 miles (19,267.85 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,955.13 miles (19,239.87 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,953.64 miles (19,237.47 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,933.12 miles (19,204.44 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,905.52 miles (19,160.02 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,889.32 miles (19,133.96 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,876.69 miles (19,113.63 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,865.00 miles (19,094.82 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,859.13 miles (19,085.37 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,805.31 miles (18,998.76 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,805.31 miles (18,998.76 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,796.64 miles (18,984.81 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,794.23 miles (18,980.92 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.16 miles (22.78 km) ENE | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 16.63 miles (26.77 km) ESE | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) SE | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 38.12 miles (61.34 km) SW | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 64.98 miles (104.58 km) NW | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 67.67 miles (108.91 km) WSW | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.49 miles (123.10 km) ENE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) N | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) ENE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 88.34 miles (142.17 km) NW | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 97.32 miles (156.62 km) W | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) W | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 106.26 miles (171.01 km) NE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 108.19 miles (174.11 km) ENE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 115.60 miles (186.04 km) NNE | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.42 miles (17,904.59 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,957.51 miles (17,634.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,947.26 miles (17,617.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,934.60 miles (17,597.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,930.53 miles (17,590.93 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,929.67 miles (17,589.56 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,927.42 miles (17,585.93 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,913.33 miles (17,563.27 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,906.24 miles (17,551.85 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,898.21 miles (17,538.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,886.43 miles (17,519.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,882.40 miles (17,513.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,881.07 miles (17,511.34 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,868.86 miles (17,491.69 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,860.46 miles (17,478.17 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |