Nonstop flight route between Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States and Jwaneng, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°35'53"S by 24°41'56"E)
Distance from PIT to JWA:
8,059.39 miles (12,970.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States and Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,059 miles (or 12,970 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 Pittsburgh International Airport and Jwaneng 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 Pittsburgh International Airport and Jwaneng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIT / KPIT |
| Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W |
| Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIT |
| More Information: | PIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JWA / FBJW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jwaneng, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°35'53"S by 24°41'56"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Debswana |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 3900 feet (1,189 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JWA |
| More Information: | JWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- The first five airlines of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport were TWA, Capital Airlines, Northwest, All American, and Eastern Airlines.
- Circa 1940 the Works Progress Administration decided the Pittsburgh area needed a military airport to defend the industrial wealth of the area and to provide a training base and stop-over facility.
- Pittsburgh International Airport, formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as Pittsburgh International, is a civil–military international airport in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Findlay Township and Moon Township, about 20 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh at Exit 53 of I-376 and the north end of PA Turnpike 576.
- The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the planning phases there were provisions for a future second airside terminal that would be placed beyond the current "X" shaped airside terminal with a "Y" shape.
- The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
- From the 1960s to about 1985, Trans World Airlines had a hub at Pittsburgh.
- Until the beginning of World War II Moon Township, Pennsylvania was mostly a rural agricultural area.
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
- Since 1997, US Airways has maintained its OpsCenter in the metro Pittsburgh area.
Facts about Jwaneng Airport (JWA):
- The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
- Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
- The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.04 miles (24.20 km) ESE | Forbes Field (FOE) | Topeka, Kansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.52 miles (29.80 km) ESE | Allegheny County Airport (AGC) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 21.13 miles (34.00 km) NNW | Beaver County Airport (BFP) | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 24.69 miles (39.73 km) NE | Butler County Airport (BTP) | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 24.71 miles (39.77 km) S | Washington County Airport (WSG) | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 30.86 miles (49.67 km) SW | Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG) | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 41.14 miles (66.21 km) S | Greene County Airport (WAY) | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 45.98 miles (74.00 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) | Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 45.98 miles (74.00 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB) | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 58.05 miles (93.43 km) NNW | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) | Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 59.96 miles (96.50 km) E | Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 60.97 miles (98.13 km) SSE | Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 62.41 miles (100.44 km) W | Harry Clever Field (PHD) | New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 64.26 miles (103.41 km) NNE | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 74.55 miles (119.98 km) E | John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,480.92 miles (18,476.71 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,457.33 miles (18,438.74 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,442.34 miles (18,414.61 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,432.25 miles (18,398.38 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,382.92 miles (18,319.00 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,381.27 miles (18,316.33 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,370.99 miles (18,299.78 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,360.37 miles (18,282.70 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,347.73 miles (18,262.35 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,327.53 miles (18,229.84 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,267.71 miles (18,133.58 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,232.88 miles (18,077.53 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,227.74 miles (18,069.25 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,218.04 miles (18,053.65 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,153.82 miles (17,950.29 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.90 miles (122.14 km) ESE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 2 | 76.68 miles (123.40 km) E | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 3 | 98.86 miles (159.10 km) SSE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 4 | 163.10 miles (262.49 km) ESE | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 5 | 189.91 miles (305.63 km) WNW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 6 | 213.05 miles (342.87 km) SSW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 7 | 221.88 miles (357.08 km) ESE | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 8 | 232.26 miles (373.78 km) ESE | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 9 | 235.38 miles (378.80 km) ESE | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 243.53 miles (391.93 km) ESE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 245.70 miles (395.42 km) ESE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 12 | 265.31 miles (426.98 km) ESE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 13 | 278.56 miles (448.29 km) NW | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 290.45 miles (467.43 km) S | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 15 | 296.07 miles (476.48 km) NE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,179.70 miles (19,601.28 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,172.73 miles (19,590.07 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,171.24 miles (19,587.66 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,170.86 miles (19,587.05 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,170.15 miles (19,585.91 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,160.05 miles (19,569.66 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,158.63 miles (19,567.37 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,155.46 miles (19,562.27 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,155.46 miles (19,562.27 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,153.15 miles (19,558.54 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,149.16 miles (19,552.13 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,135.29 miles (19,529.82 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,126.49 miles (19,515.65 km) ENE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,123.00 miles (19,510.03 km) NE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,118.32 miles (19,502.49 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |