Nonstop flight route between Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Acarigua, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV), Acarigua, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,862 miles (or 11,043 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 Oswaldo Guevara Mujica 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 Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ):

• There is also a branch of the South African Air Force Museum at the airport.
• The airport is located approximately two miles south of the city's central business district.
• In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup runway 08/26 was going to be extended from 1,980m to 3,000m with a view to accommodating International flights, although this never happened.
• 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.
• 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.
• During World War II, the airfield was extended to accommodate 42 Air School for the Royal Air Force and 6 Squadron South African Air Force on the southern and eastern sides of the field.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of PLZ.

Facts about Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV):

• The furthest airport from Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (meaning Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,313 miles (19,815 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
• Because of Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Oswaldo Guevara Mujica 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.
• Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport", another name for AGV is "Aeropuerto Gral. Bgda. Oswaldo Guevara Mujica".
• The closest airport to Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) is Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of AGV.