Nonstop flight route between Mwanza, Tanzania and Elko, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mwanza Airport (MWZ), Mwanza, Tanzania and Elko Regional Airport (EKO), Elko, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,147 miles (or 14,720 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 Mwanza Airport and Elko 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 Mwanza Airport and Elko 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: | MWZ / HTMW | 
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| Location: | Mwanza, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°26'39"S by 32°55'56"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3763 feet (1,147 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MWZ | 
| More Information: | MWZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKO / KEKO | 
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| Location: | Elko, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'30"N by 115°47'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Elko, Nevada | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Elko | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5140 feet (1,567 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EKO | 
| More Information: | EKO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mwanza Airport (MWZ):
- The furthest airport from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - Mwanza Airport handled 224,207 passengers last year.
 - Mwanza Airport (MWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) is Musoma Airport (MUZ), which is located 89 miles (142 kilometers) NE of MWZ.
 - In addition to being known as "Mwanza Airport", another name for MWZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mwanza (Swahili)".
 
Facts about Elko Regional Airport (EKO):
- In addition to being known as "Elko Regional Airport", another name for EKO is "J.C. Harris Field".
 - The airport was named J.C.
 - The furthest airport from Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,994 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Because of Elko Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,140 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EKO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EKO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Elko Regional Airport (EKO) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of EKO.
 
