Nonstop flight route between Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Aldan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(33°59'4"S by 25°36'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(58°36'11"N by 125°24'25"E)
Distance from PLZ to ADH:
8,526.82 miles (13,722.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Aldan Airport (ADH), Aldan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,527 miles (or 13,723 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 Port Elizabeth International Airport and Aldan 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 Port Elizabeth International Airport and Aldan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLZ / FAPE |
| Airport Name: | Port Elizabeth International Airport |
| Location: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'4"S by 25°36'37"E |
| Area Served: | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLZ |
| More Information: | PLZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADH / UEEA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Aldan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°36'11"N by 125°24'25"E |
| Area Served: | Aldan, Aldansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroport Aldan (subsidiary of) |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 2241 feet (683 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADH |
| More Information: | ADH Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ):
- A number of hotels are present on or near the airport.
- The closest airport to Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of PLZ.
- The furthest airport from Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- August 1998 - A South African Airways Boeing 747-400 landed at Port Elizabeth Airport to be officially named 'Ibayhi' the Xhosa word for Port Elizabeth.
- Because of Port Elizabeth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Elizabeth International 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.
- Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) has 2 runways.
- Construction of the permanent terminal buildings, runways and an air traffic control building began in 1950.
Facts about Aldan Airport (ADH):
- In addition to being known as "Aldan Airport", another name for ADH is "Аэропорт Алдан".
- The closest airport to Aldan Airport (ADH) is Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of ADH.
- The furthest airport from Aldan Airport (ADH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Aldan Airport (meaning Aldan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Aldan Airport (ADH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.75 miles (126.73 km) ENE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) ENE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 184.99 miles (297.72 km) W | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 245.11 miles (394.47 km) NE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 5 | 304.52 miles (490.08 km) NNE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 320.47 miles (515.74 km) NNE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 332.65 miles (535.34 km) NNE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 333.67 miles (536.98 km) NNE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 334.46 miles (538.25 km) NNE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 340.38 miles (547.79 km) N | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 350.38 miles (563.88 km) NE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 361.57 miles (581.90 km) N | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 13 | 382.50 miles (615.57 km) NNE | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 383.44 miles (617.09 km) NNE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 401.75 miles (646.55 km) W | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,567.15 miles (18,615.48 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,554.19 miles (18,594.63 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,548.86 miles (18,586.04 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,547.60 miles (18,584.02 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,544.96 miles (18,579.76 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,543.44 miles (18,577.32 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,540.26 miles (18,572.21 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,535.54 miles (18,564.60 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,535.54 miles (18,564.60 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,534.95 miles (18,563.65 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,532.58 miles (18,559.84 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,526.35 miles (18,549.82 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,524.08 miles (18,546.17 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,520.12 miles (18,539.80 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,511.49 miles (18,525.90 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 118.17 miles (190.17 km) S | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 2 | 213.09 miles (342.94 km) NW | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 230.59 miles (371.10 km) S | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 280.23 miles (450.99 km) NNE | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 283.41 miles (456.11 km) NNE | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 339.41 miles (546.23 km) ENE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 355.21 miles (571.66 km) S | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 8 | 376.63 miles (606.13 km) NNW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 376.75 miles (606.33 km) NNW | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 401.14 miles (645.56 km) NNW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 409.29 miles (658.69 km) SSW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 471.39 miles (758.63 km) NW | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 481.67 miles (775.17 km) NE | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 570.68 miles (918.42 km) S | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 587.45 miles (945.41 km) S | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,147.21 miles (19,548.99 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,944.51 miles (19,222.77 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,942.73 miles (19,219.91 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 11,857.43 miles (19,082.63 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,832.59 miles (19,042.66 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,699.02 miles (18,827.70 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,683.28 miles (18,802.37 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,585.88 miles (18,645.62 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,554.38 miles (18,594.93 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,534.35 miles (18,562.70 km) ESE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,529.43 miles (18,554.77 km) ESE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,510.89 miles (18,524.94 km) SE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,400.77 miles (18,347.71 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,361.79 miles (18,284.99 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,358.18 miles (18,279.18 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |