Nonstop flight route between Pardubice, Czech Republic and Gaborone, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pardubice Airport (PED), Pardubice, Czech Republic and Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,190 miles (or 8,352 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 Pardubice Airport and Sir Seretse Khama 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 Pardubice Airport and Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PED / LKPD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°0'47"N by 15°44'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 
| Operator/Owner: | EBA a. s. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 741 feet (226 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PED | 
| More Information: | PED Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBE / FBSK | 
| Airport Name: | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport | 
| Location: | Gaborone, Botswana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'19"S by 25°55'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Gaborone | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3299 feet (1,006 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBE | 
| More Information: | GBE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Pardubice Airport (PED):
- In addition to being known as "Pardubice Airport", another name for PED is "Letiště Pardubice".
- Because of Pardubice Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Pardubice 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.
- Pardubice Airport handled 125 passengers last year.
- Since 1950 the airport was used only for the military.
- Pardubice Airport (PED) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pardubice Airport (PED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,721 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Pardubice Airport (PED) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) WNW of PED.
Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE):
- The closest airport to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of GBE.
- On October 11, 1999, an Air Botswana pilot, Captain Chris Phatswe, commandeered a parked Aérospatiale ATR 42 aircraft A2-ABB without authorization in the early morning and took off.
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Botswana Defence Force Air Wing VIP Flight Wing is based at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (meaning Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.




