Nonstop flight route between Manzini, Swaziland and Nantes, France:
Departure Airport:
(26°31'44"S by 31°18'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°9'24"N by 1°36'28"W)
Distance from MTS to NTE:
5,488.87 miles (8,833.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matsapha Airport (MTS), Manzini, Swaziland and Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), Nantes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,489 miles (or 8,833 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 Matsapha Airport and Nantes Atlantique 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 Matsapha Airport and Nantes Atlantique Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTS / FDMS |
| Airport Name: | Matsapha Airport |
| Location: | Manzini, Swaziland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°31'44"S by 31°18'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2075 feet (632 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTS |
| More Information: | MTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTE / LFRS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nantes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°9'24"N by 1°36'28"W |
| Area Served: | Nantes, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Nantes |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NTE |
| More Information: | NTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Matsapha Airport (MTS):
- The closest airport to Matsapha Airport (MTS) is Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) N of MTS.
- The furthest airport from Matsapha Airport (MTS) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Matsapha Airport (MTS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE):
- The furthest airport from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Nantes Atlantique Airport (meaning Nantes Atlantique Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport handled 393,084 passengers last year.
- Nantes airport owes its origins to a military airfield, conceived in 1928 on part of the current site.
- In addition to being known as "Nantes Atlantique Airport", another name for NTE is "Aéroport Nantes Atlantique".
- The closest airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) is Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of NTE.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nantes Atlantique Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Nantes Atlantique 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.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport is located just outside the Nantes 'périphérique', the city's peripheral ring motorway, to which it is linked by a short access road.
- Nantes airport has a single 'L' shaped passenger terminal, which is divided into four numbered halls.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.14 miles (128.97 km) N | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 88.95 miles (143.15 km) ENE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 3 | 118.23 miles (190.27 km) SSE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 4 | 119.13 miles (191.71 km) N | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 5 | 151.08 miles (243.13 km) N | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| 6 | 160.19 miles (257.81 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 170.72 miles (274.75 km) SSW | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 179.36 miles (288.65 km) N | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 9 | 180.27 miles (290.12 km) W | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 10 | 191.47 miles (308.14 km) W | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 11 | 196.36 miles (316.01 km) W | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 199.81 miles (321.56 km) W | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 200.65 miles (322.92 km) WNW | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 14 | 213.49 miles (343.58 km) W | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 15 | 213.69 miles (343.90 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,827.45 miles (19,034.40 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,817.05 miles (19,017.66 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,811.83 miles (19,009.25 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,809.50 miles (19,005.50 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,805.06 miles (18,998.36 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,802.57 miles (18,994.35 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,797.75 miles (18,986.60 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,794.73 miles (18,981.74 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,789.00 miles (18,972.51 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,780.88 miles (18,959.44 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,775.04 miles (18,950.04 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,752.02 miles (18,912.99 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,752.02 miles (18,912.99 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,751.94 miles (18,912.86 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,746.82 miles (18,904.62 km) ENE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.75 miles (55.92 km) E | Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET) | Cholet, France | |
| 2 | 47.78 miles (76.89 km) SW | Île d'Yeu Aerodrome (IDY) | Île d'Yeu, France | |
| 3 | 63.49 miles (102.17 km) N | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 4 | 65.03 miles (104.65 km) NW | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 5 | 66.73 miles (107.40 km) ENE | Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) | Angers, France | |
| 6 | 70.33 miles (113.19 km) SSE | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 7 | 95.21 miles (153.22 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 8 | 98.61 miles (158.70 km) ESE | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| 9 | 101.25 miles (162.95 km) NNW | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 10 | 109.64 miles (176.45 km) SSE | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 11 | 110.86 miles (178.41 km) E | Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) | Tours, France | |
| 12 | 111.59 miles (179.58 km) NNW | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 13 | 120.41 miles (193.78 km) SSE | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 14 | 131.52 miles (211.66 km) SE | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 15 | 132.05 miles (212.51 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.75 miles (19,467.78 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,055.87 miles (19,402.00 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,055.33 miles (19,401.13 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,046.57 miles (19,387.02 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,039.07 miles (19,374.96 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,038.45 miles (19,373.96 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,034.41 miles (19,367.45 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,996.73 miles (19,306.82 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,988.32 miles (19,293.29 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,987.86 miles (19,292.54 km) SSE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,985.22 miles (19,288.30 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,978.43 miles (19,277.37 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,973.52 miles (19,269.47 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,973.03 miles (19,268.68 km) SSE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,966.59 miles (19,258.32 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |