Nonstop flight route between Seward, Alaska, United States and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seward Airport (SWD), Seward, Alaska, United States and Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,730 miles (or 14,050 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 Seward Airport and Julius Nyerere International 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 Seward Airport and Julius Nyerere International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seward Airport (SWD):

• The furthest airport from Seward Airport (SWD) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,617 miles (17,086 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Seward Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Seward 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 closest airport to Seward Airport (SWD) is Chenega Bay Airport (NCN), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) E of SWD.
• Seward Airport covers an area of 302 acres at an elevation of 22 feet above mean sea level.
• Seward Airport (SWD) has 2 runways.

Facts about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR):

• Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year.
• In October 2005, Dar es Salaam International Airport was renamed Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport, on 1 November 2006 Julius Nyerere International Airport.
• The German colonial Government built the first airport in Tanganyika at Kurasini in Temeke District in 1918.
• Julius Nyerere International Airport is the principal airport serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.
• Because of Julius Nyerere International Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Julius Nyerere 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.
• In addition to being known as "Julius Nyerere International Airport", another name for DAR is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere".
• The closest airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of DAR.