Nonstop flight route between Khwahan, Afghanistan and Gweru, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khwahan Airport (KWH), Khwahan, Afghanistan and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,748 miles (or 7,642 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 Khwahan Airport and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base, 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 Khwahan Airport and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWH / OAHN | 
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| Location: | Khwahan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°53'24"N by 70°12'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Khwahan | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 3412 feet (1,040 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KWH | 
| More Information: | KWH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWE / FVTL | 
| Airport Name: | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base | 
| Location: | Gweru, Zimbabwe | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 4680 feet (1,426 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GWE | 
| More Information: | GWE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Khwahan Airport (KWH):
- In addition to being known as "Khwahan Airport", another name for KWH is "Khwahan Airport (Khwahan)".
 - The furthest airport from Khwahan Airport (KWH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Khwahan Airport (KWH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Khwahan Airport (KWH) is Darwaz Airport (DAZ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of KWH.
 
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- Because of Gweru-Thornhill Air Base's high elevation of 4,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GWE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GWE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GWE.
 - Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (meaning Gweru-Thornhill Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 
