Nonstop flight route between Manchester, United Kingdom and Zanzibar, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), Zanzibar, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,771 miles (or 7,679 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 Manchester Airport and Abeid Amani Karume International 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 Manchester Airport and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):

• North Africa is connected via Egyptair, Libyan Airlines and Easyjet.
• The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
• Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
• Terminal 2 has 20 gates, of which 14 have air bridges.
• Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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 terminal has 29 stands, of which 15 have air bridges, and is the largest of the three terminals.
• Terminal 3 acquired an extra security control area in November 2007, near check-in area C, dedicated to passengers travelling to Common Travel Area destinations.

Facts about Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ):

• Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Construction of the second terminal started in January 2011 by the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group.
• Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island.
• Abeid Amani Karume International Airport handled 53,920 passengers last year.
• Because of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Abeid Amani Karume International 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 project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million.
• Terminal 1 is active for all landing aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• http://www.zanzibarairporttransfers.co.tz/
• The closest airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of ZNZ.