Nonstop flight route between Pierre, South Dakota, United States and Musoma, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pierre Regional Airport (PIR), Pierre, South Dakota, United States and Musoma Airport (MUZ), Musoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,362 miles (or 13,457 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 Pierre Regional Airport and Musoma 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 Pierre Regional Airport and Musoma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIR / KPIR |
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Location: | Pierre, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°22'58"N by 100°17'9"W |
Area Served: | Pierre, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pierre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1744 feet (532 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIR |
More Information: | PIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUZ / HTMU |
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Location: | Musoma, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°30'10"S by 33°48'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3783 feet (1,153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUZ |
More Information: | MUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Pierre Regional Airport (PIR):
- The furthest airport from Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,493 miles (16,887 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces by Air Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply depot.
- In addition to being known as "Pierre Regional Airport", another name for PIR is "Pierre Army Airfield".
- A new terminal has been designed, and construction began in late Spring, 2011.
- The closest airport to Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of PIR.
- Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) has 2 runways.
Facts about Musoma Airport (MUZ):
- Musoma Airport (MUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Musoma Airport handled 7,867 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Musoma Airport (MUZ) is Mara Serena Airport (MRE), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) E of MUZ.
- The furthest airport from Musoma Airport (MUZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,666 miles (18,774 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Musoma Airport", another name for MUZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Musoma (Swahili)".