Nonstop flight route between Sidney, Nebraska, United States and Francistown, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY), Sidney, Nebraska, United States and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,251 miles (or 14,888 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 Sidney Municipal 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 Sidney Municipal 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: | SNY / KSNY |
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Location: | Sidney, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°5'58"N by 102°59'5"W |
Area Served: | Sidney, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Sidney Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4313 feet (1,315 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNY |
More Information: | SNY 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 Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY):
- In addition to being known as "Sidney Municipal Airport", another name for SNY is "Lloyd W. Carr Field".
- The closest airport to Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of SNY.
- Because of Sidney Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,313 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SNY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SNY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The airport received plans for reconstruction and expansion in 2008 to be completed in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as Francistown could receive an influx of foreign tourists due to the World Cup in neighbouring South Africa.
- 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.
- 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.