Nonstop flight route between Trona, California, United States and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trona Airport (TRH), Trona, California, United States and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,106 miles (or 16,263 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 Trona Airport and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo 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 Trona Airport and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRH / |
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Location: | Trona, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'46"N by 117°19'36"W |
Area Served: | Trona, California |
Operator/Owner: | US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1718 feet (524 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRH |
More Information: | TRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUQ / FVBU |
Airport Name: | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport |
Location: | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°1'2"S by 28°37'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4359 feet (1,329 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUQ |
More Information: | BUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Trona Airport (TRH):
- The furthest airport from Trona Airport (TRH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Trona Airport", another name for TRH is "L72".
- The closest airport to Trona Airport (TRH) is Inyokern Airport (IYK), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of TRH.
- Trona Airport (TRH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Trona Airport covers an area of 150 acres at an elevation of 1,718 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ):
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (meaning Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,630 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) is Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) ENE of BUQ.
- Because of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport's high elevation of 4,359 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.