Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°27'43"S by 14°58'48"E)
Distance from NHT to ADI:
5,198.65 miles (8,366.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Arandis Airport (ADI), Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,199 miles (or 8,366 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 RAF Northolt and Arandis 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 RAF Northolt and Arandis Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
| Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
| Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
| More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADI / FYAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°27'43"S by 14°58'48"E |
| Area Served: | Arandis, Namibia |
| Operator/Owner: | Private |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1905 feet (581 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADI |
| More Information: | ADI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.
- Northolt received its first gate guardian, a Spitfire F.Mk 22, in September 1963.
- The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- No. 600 Squadron and No.
- In 1943, the station became the first to fly sorties using Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs in German airspace in support of bomber operations.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- In April 2013, the Ministry of Defence announced a proposal to increase the number of private flights from 7,000 to 12,000 per year as part of plans to increase the income generated by the airfield.
Facts about Arandis Airport (ADI):
- In addition to being known as "Arandis Airport", another name for ADI is "Arandis Airport".
- The closest airport to Arandis Airport (ADI) is Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of ADI.
- The furthest airport from Arandis Airport (ADI) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Arandis Airport (meaning Arandis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,101 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Arandis Airport (ADI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.54 miles (8.91 km) SSW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 16.36 miles (26.33 km) NNE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 18.69 miles (30.08 km) WNW | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 20.62 miles (33.19 km) E | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 22.33 miles (35.93 km) N | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) SW | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 24.66 miles (39.68 km) SW | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 24.75 miles (39.84 km) SE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 26.37 miles (42.44 km) SSE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 29.41 miles (47.34 km) W | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 29.66 miles (47.74 km) SSE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 31.57 miles (50.81 km) SW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 36.17 miles (58.21 km) NE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 36.65 miles (58.98 km) SW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 36.68 miles (59.02 km) NNW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.18 miles (19,104.77 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,859.82 miles (19,086.49 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,837.81 miles (19,051.06 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,828.15 miles (19,035.52 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,815.57 miles (19,015.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,804.71 miles (18,997.79 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,797.07 miles (18,985.49 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,796.47 miles (18,984.54 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,790.50 miles (18,974.92 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,767.29 miles (18,937.57 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,765.63 miles (18,934.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,750.82 miles (18,911.07 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,746.58 miles (18,904.24 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,743.23 miles (18,898.85 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,722.72 miles (18,865.85 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) SSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 2 | 134.45 miles (216.38 km) E | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 3 | 158.50 miles (255.09 km) E | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 255.27 miles (410.81 km) E | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 5 | 255.56 miles (411.28 km) NNE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 6 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) NE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 7 | 292.40 miles (470.58 km) S | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 8 | 343.66 miles (553.07 km) SE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 9 | 394.31 miles (634.58 km) N | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 430.80 miles (693.31 km) E | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 11 | 433.20 miles (697.17 km) SSE | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 12 | 437.36 miles (703.86 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 13 | 443.06 miles (713.03 km) ESE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 450.68 miles (725.29 km) SSE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 15 | 486.28 miles (782.58 km) NE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,100.65 miles (19,474.06 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,088.04 miles (19,453.77 km) W | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,080.13 miles (19,441.04 km) W | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,071.89 miles (19,427.78 km) W | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,995.59 miles (19,304.98 km) W | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,984.52 miles (19,287.16 km) W | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) W | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,975.01 miles (19,271.86 km) W | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,975.01 miles (19,271.86 km) W | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,943.67 miles (19,221.43 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 11 | 11,920.59 miles (19,184.28 km) W | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,913.62 miles (19,173.07 km) W | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,905.84 miles (19,160.54 km) W | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,891.16 miles (19,136.93 km) W | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,874.92 miles (19,110.78 km) W | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |