Nonstop flight route between Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Francistown, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raduzhny Airport (RAT), Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,370 miles (or 10,252 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 Raduzhny Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown 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 Raduzhny Airport and Francistown International Airport/Francistown 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: | RAT / USNR | 
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| Location: | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°9'30"N by 77°19'44"E | 
| Area Served: | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RAT | 
| More Information: | RAT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT | 
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| Location: | Francistown, Botswana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Defence Force/Botswana CAA | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3283 feet (1,001 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRW | 
| More Information: | FRW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Raduzhny Airport (RAT):
- In addition to being known as "Raduzhny Airport", another name for RAT is "Аэропорт Радужный".
 - The furthest airport from Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) SSW of RAT.
 - Raduzhny Airport (RAT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Raduzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Raduzhny 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.
 
Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
 - Francistown is home to Botswana Defence Force Air Wing's Z3 Transport Squadron and Z12 Transport Squadron.
 - However, currently the project is expected to miss its May deadline, after the airport in Gaborone also missed its deadline set date for May 10, 2010, with contractors at both sites struggling to finalise each stage of construction in time.
 - Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
 - Francistown Airport is a public airport in Francistown, Botswana.
 - The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
 
