Nonstop flight route between Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon and Francistown, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB), Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,646 miles (or 2,649 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 relatively short distance between M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVB / FOON |
Airport Name: | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport |
Location: | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°39'21"S by 13°26'17"E |
Area Served: | Franceville |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVB |
More Information: | MVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT |
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Location: | Francistown, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E |
Operator/Owner: | Botswana Defence Force/Botswana CAA |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3283 feet (1,001 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRW |
More Information: | FRW Maps & Info |
Facts about M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB):
- M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) is Moanda Airport (MFF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NW of MVB.
Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
- The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
- Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
- The estimated cost for all three expansion phases is expected to exceed P500 million, and will all be completed at the same time, around May 2010.
- However, currently the project is expected to miss its May deadline, after the airport in Gaborone also missed its deadline set date for May 10, 2010, with contractors at both sites struggling to finalise each stage of construction in time.