Nonstop flight route between Porto Velho, Brazil and Gweru, Zimbabwe:
Departure Airport:
(8°42'48"S by 63°54'10"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E)
Distance from PVH to GWE:
6,261.12 miles (10,076.27 km)
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- Map of Furthest Airports from PVH
- List of Furthest Airports from PVH
- Map of Nearest Airports to GWE
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH), Porto Velho, Brazil and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), Gweru, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,261 miles (or 10,076 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base, 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) and Gweru-Thornhill Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVH / SBPV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Porto Velho, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°42'48"S by 63°54'10"W |
| Area Served: | Porto Velho |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVH |
| More Information: | PVH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWE / FVTL |
| Airport Name: | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base |
| Location: | Gweru, Zimbabwe |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'11"S by 29°51'42"E |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 4680 feet (1,426 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWE |
| More Information: | GWE Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH):
- Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) handled 1,050,682 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) is Kudat Airport (KUD), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (meaning Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kudat Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,800 kilometers) away in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia.
- Because of Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) 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.
- Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Porto Velho Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- The closest airport to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) NNW of PVH.
- The airport was opened on April 16, 1969 as a replacement to Caiari Airport, which was then closed.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)", another name for PVH is "Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (Belmonte)".
Facts about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE):
- The closest airport to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GWE.
- Because of Gweru-Thornhill Air Base's high elevation of 4,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GWE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GWE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (meaning Gweru-Thornhill Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Map of Nearest Airports to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte):
List of Nearest Airports to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte):
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 117.72 miles (189.44 km) NNW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 175.69 miles (282.75 km) SW | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 204.46 miles (329.05 km) SE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 219.16 miles (352.70 km) SW | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 283.87 miles (456.85 km) WSW | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 6 | 317.87 miles (511.55 km) S | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 320.83 miles (516.33 km) N | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 325.46 miles (523.77 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 335.19 miles (539.44 km) NW | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 338.07 miles (544.08 km) S | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 363.95 miles (585.71 km) SSW | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 369.01 miles (593.86 km) WSW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 372.80 miles (599.97 km) N | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 377.31 miles (607.22 km) SE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 384.92 miles (619.47 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
Map of Furthest Airports from Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte):
List of Furthest Airports from Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte):
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,303.35 miles (19,800.28 km) NNW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,245.47 miles (19,707.12 km) N | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,241.88 miles (19,701.34 km) WNW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,204.71 miles (19,641.53 km) N | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,200.94 miles (19,635.47 km) NW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,193.98 miles (19,624.25 km) NNE | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,165.58 miles (19,578.55 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,164.29 miles (19,576.49 km) NNE | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 9 | 12,156.84 miles (19,564.49 km) NNE | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,152.94 miles (19,558.21 km) NW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,146.31 miles (19,547.54 km) N | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,140.26 miles (19,537.81 km) NNW | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,138.28 miles (19,534.62 km) N | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,124.07 miles (19,511.75 km) N | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,108.69 miles (19,486.99 km) N | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.66 miles (124.99 km) ESE | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | 90.32 miles (145.36 km) WSW | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 131.52 miles (211.66 km) NE | Harare International Airport (HRE) | Harare, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 155.49 miles (250.24 km) SE | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 182.94 miles (294.42 km) E | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 187.55 miles (301.83 km) ESE | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 193.73 miles (311.78 km) WNW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 195.21 miles (314.16 km) SW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 9 | 211.50 miles (340.38 km) NNW | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 233.47 miles (375.74 km) E | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| 11 | 278.99 miles (448.99 km) WNW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | 287.01 miles (461.90 km) WNW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 13 | 298.51 miles (480.41 km) NNW | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 14 | 305.72 miles (492.01 km) S | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 15 | 321.82 miles (517.93 km) SSE | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,116.56 miles (19,499.66 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,075.02 miles (19,432.82 km) E | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,072.70 miles (19,429.08 km) E | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,060.58 miles (19,409.57 km) E | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,051.70 miles (19,395.29 km) E | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,044.18 miles (19,383.19 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,016.40 miles (19,338.48 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,000.16 miles (19,312.33 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,985.07 miles (19,288.05 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,977.30 miles (19,275.55 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,970.59 miles (19,264.75 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,916.18 miles (19,177.18 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,916.18 miles (19,177.18 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,907.08 miles (19,162.55 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,906.16 miles (19,161.05 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |