Nonstop flight route between Lindi, Tanzania and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI), Lindi, Tanzania and Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,421 miles (or 15,162 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 Lindi / Kikwetu Airport and Abilene Regional 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 Lindi / Kikwetu Airport and Abilene Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDI / HTLI | 
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| Location: | Lindi, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°50'59"S by 39°45'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Lindi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LDI | 
| More Information: | LDI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABI / KABI | 
| Airport Name: | Abilene Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'47"N by 99°40'59"W | 
| Area Served: | Abilene, Texas | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ABI | 
| More Information: | ABI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI):
- In addition to being known as "Lindi / Kikwetu Airport", another name for LDI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Lindi (Swahili)".
 - Because of Lindi / Kikwetu Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Lindi / Kikwetu 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 closest airport to Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI) is Mtwara Airport (MYW), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of LDI.
 - Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI) has 3 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,237 miles (18,084 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 
Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):
- Construction of the airport's new 130-foot -tall control tower began in August 2010 and is expected to be completed by January 2012.
 - The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Trans-Texas Airways flew turboprops from Amarillo and Lubbock as well as DC-9 jets to Dallas Love Field and then DFW.
 - Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
 - The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
 - Most operations at the airport are general aviation and military training.
 
