Nonstop flight route between Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe and Nome, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hwange National Park Airport (HWN), Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe and Nome Airport (OME), Nome, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,214 miles (or 14,828 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 Hwange National Park Airport and Nome 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 Hwange National Park Airport and Nome Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWN / FVWN |
Airport Name: | Hwange National Park Airport |
Location: | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°37'47"S by 27°1'15"E |
Area Served: | Hwange National Park |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3543 feet (1,080 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HWN |
More Information: | HWN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OME / PAOM |
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Location: | Nome, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°30'43"N by 165°26'43"W |
Area Served: | Nome, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OME |
More Information: | OME Maps & Info |
Facts about Hwange National Park Airport (HWN):
- The furthest airport from Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Hwange National Park Airport (meaning Hwange National Park Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,766 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) is Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) WNW of HWN.
- Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nome Airport (OME):
- Nome Airport (OME) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nome Airport (OME) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,320 miles (16,608 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Nome Airport", another name for OME is "(former Marks Air Force Base)".
- The closest airport to Nome Airport (OME) is Teller Airport (TLA), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NNW of OME.
- The State of Alaska also operates Nome City Field, a public general aviation airfield located one nautical mile north of the city.
- Because of Nome Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Nome 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.