Nonstop flight route between Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Zinder, Niger:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Zinder Airport (ZND), Zinder, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,674 miles (or 4,304 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 Hatfield Aerodrome and Zinder 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 Hatfield Aerodrome and Zinder Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF):

• Because of Hatfield Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 254 feet, planes can take off or land at Hatfield Aerodrome 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.
• The furthest airport from Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,860 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The Hatfield Aerodrome History Trail was officially opened on 24 November 2010.
• The closest airport to Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) is London Luton Airport (LTN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of HTF.
• A hard runway was laid in 1947.
• During the Second World War, de Havilland was most noted for its Mosquito fighter bomber, the famous 'Wooden wonder'.
• In 1992, due to severe financial problems, British Aerospace announced the cessation of aircraft production at Hatfield from 1993.
• The ICAO code, EGTH, has subsequently been reallocated to Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
• Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) has 2 runways.
• In 1934 significant works were undertaken at the site and a large factory and imposing Art Deco administration buildings were constructed together with a flying school building which also housed flying control.

Facts about Zinder Airport (ZND):

• The closest airport to Zinder Airport (ZND) is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SSW of ZND.
• The furthest airport from Zinder Airport (ZND) is Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), which is nearly antipodal to Zinder Airport (meaning Zinder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pago Pago International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
• Zinder Airport (ZND) currently has only 1 runway.