Nonstop flight route between Jwaneng, Botswana and Goodyear, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana and Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), Goodyear, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,792 miles (or 15,758 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 Jwaneng Airport and Phoenix Goodyear 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 Jwaneng Airport and Phoenix Goodyear Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JWA / FBJW |
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Location: | Jwaneng, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°35'53"S by 24°41'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Debswana |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3900 feet (1,189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JWA |
More Information: | JWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYR / KGYR |
Airport Name: | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
Location: | Goodyear, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'41"N by 112°22'27"W |
Area Served: | Phoenix, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 968 feet (295 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYR |
More Information: | GYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Jwaneng Airport (JWA):
- The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
- The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
- Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR):
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- SNJs at Litchfield Park in 1960
- It was built during World War II as a naval air facility, NAF Litchfield Park, then upgraded to naval air station status and renamed NAS Litchfield Park.
- Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of GYR.
- Because of Phoenix Goodyear Airport's relatively low elevation of 968 feet, planes can take off or land at Phoenix Goodyear 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.