Nonstop flight route between Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,707 miles (or 14,013 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 Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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 Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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):

• 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.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 226 feet above mean sea level.
• Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) has 2 runways.
• June, 2010 - South African Airways operated an Airbus A340-200 to Port Elizabeth to help manage the extra volume of people during the FIFA World Cup 2010.
• 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 airport is located approximately two miles south of the city's central business district.
• These facilities served the community till 2000 when plans for a major terminal upgrade was drawn-up.
• In 2013, the airport served 1,269,634 passengers.
• 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.
• A highlight in Port Elizabeth's history was the first flight to Port Elizabeth from Cape Town in 1917, made by Major Allister Mackintosh Miller.
• 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 Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG):

• The airport covers 420 acres at an elevation of 151 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport", another name for HBG is "(former Hattiesburg Army Airfield)".
• Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 27th Bombardment Group, flying A-20 Havocs arrived at Hattiesburg in mid-August.
• The furthest airport from Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,063 miles (17,804 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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.
• The first mission was antisubmarine patrols along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
• The closest airport to Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of HBG.