Nonstop flight route between Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ladysmith Airport (LAY), Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,939 miles (or 14,386 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 Ladysmith Airport and Tureira 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 Ladysmith Airport and Tureira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAY / FALY | 
| Airport Name: | Ladysmith Airport | 
| Location: | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'47"S by 29°45'11"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Municipal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3548 feet (1,081 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LAY | 
| More Information: | LAY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTA / NTGY | 
| Airport Name: | Tureira Airport | 
| Location: | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTA | 
| More Information: | ZTA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ladysmith Airport (LAY):
- Ladysmith Airport (LAY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Ladysmith Airport (LAY) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
 - The closest airport to Ladysmith Airport (LAY) is Mokhotlong Airport (MKH), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of LAY.
 
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- The village of Hakamaru, population 261, is the only settlement on Tureia, at the northern tip of the atoll.
 - This atoll has a 3,000 feet -long airstrip.
 - The closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
 - Because of Tureira Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tureira 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.
 - The furthest airport from Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Tureira Airport (meaning Tureira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
 - Tureia is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.
 
