Nonstop flight route between Polokwane, South Africa and San Tomé, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Polokwane International Airport (PTG), Polokwane, South Africa and San Tomé Airport (SOM), San Tomé, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,694 miles (or 10,772 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 Polokwane International Airport and San Tomé 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 Polokwane International Airport and San Tomé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTG / FAPP |
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Location: | Polokwane, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'43"S by 29°27'30"E |
Area Served: | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4076 feet (1,242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTG |
More Information: | PTG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOM / SVST |
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Location: | San Tomé, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W |
Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOM |
More Information: | SOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Polokwane International Airport (PTG):
- The closest airport to Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of PTG.
- In addition to being known as "Polokwane International Airport", another name for PTG is "Gateway International Airport".
- Polokwane International Airport (PTG) has 2 runways.
- Because of Polokwane International Airport's high elevation of 4,076 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PTG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PTG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Polokwane International Airport (meaning Polokwane International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about San Tomé Airport (SOM):
- San Tomé Airport (SOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "San Tomé Airport", another name for SOM is "Aeropuerto Don Edmundo Barrios".
- The closest airport to San Tomé Airport (SOM) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of SOM.
- Because of San Tomé Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at San Tomé 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 furthest airport from San Tomé Airport (SOM) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to San Tomé Airport (meaning San Tomé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.