Nonstop flight route between Timişoara, Romania and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(45°48'36"N by 21°20'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E)
Distance from TSR to DUR:
5,247.39 miles (8,444.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), Timişoara, Romania and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,247 miles (or 8,445 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSR / LRTR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Timişoara, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'36"N by 21°20'17"E |
| Area Served: | Timișoara, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSR |
| More Information: | TSR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUR / FALE |
| Airport Name: | King Shaka International |
| Location: | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E |
| Area Served: | Durban, South Africa |
| Operator/Owner: | Dube Tradeport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUR |
| More Information: | DUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR):
- The furthest airport from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,556 miles (18,597 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1980, it received International Airport status.
- In addition to being known as "Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport", another name for TSR is "Aeroportul Internațional Timișoara Traian Vuia".
- The closest airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is Arad International Airport (ARW), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of TSR.
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport handled 757,096 passengers last year.
Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):
- The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
- Despite wide expectations that the airport would be named "King Shaka International Airport", it emerged in October 2009 that the airport needed to undergo a formal naming process.
- The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
- Neighbouring communities are Tongaat to the north-west, Verulam to the south-west, and Umdloti to the south-east.
- It is unclear what the fate of the existing Durban International Airport will be now that KSIA is complete.
- King Shaka International Airport was first conceptualised in the 1970s, with construction beginning in 1973.
- The terminal does not have a public viewing deck, which has attracted public criticism.
- King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The project was then hit by a tender war between the Illembe consortium and the Indiza consortium.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.60 miles (41.19 km) N | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania |     |
| 2 | 51.74 miles (83.27 km) ESE | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 3 | 78.40 miles (126.18 km) WSW | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 4 | 80.02 miles (128.78 km) SW | Batajnica Airbase (BJY) | Batajnica, Serbia | |
| 5 | 84.82 miles (136.50 km) SW | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 6 | 88.17 miles (141.89 km) NNE | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 7 | 116.74 miles (187.88 km) N | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 8 | 124.45 miles (200.28 km) W | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 9 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) ENE | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 10 | 132.35 miles (213.00 km) E | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 149.59 miles (240.74 km) NW | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 12 | 149.92 miles (241.27 km) NNE | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 13 | 154.04 miles (247.90 km) ENE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 14 | 154.56 miles (248.74 km) SSW | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 15 | 157.92 miles (254.15 km) SW | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,555.53 miles (18,596.78 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,149.81 miles (17,943.84 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,124.55 miles (17,903.19 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,110.05 miles (17,879.85 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,090.84 miles (17,848.94 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,079.67 miles (17,830.95 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,077.24 miles (17,827.04 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,073.98 miles (17,821.80 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,063.55 miles (17,805.01 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,052.83 miles (17,787.76 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,048.52 miles (17,780.83 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,039.61 miles (17,766.49 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,031.68 miles (17,753.72 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,019.60 miles (17,734.29 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.69 miles (68.70 km) W | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) NE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 97.26 miles (156.52 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 4 | 108.73 miles (174.98 km) NW | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 124.64 miles (200.58 km) W | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 131.67 miles (211.91 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 7 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) W | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) W | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 183.53 miles (295.37 km) W | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 191.57 miles (308.31 km) WNW | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 196.76 miles (316.66 km) SW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 213.69 miles (343.90 km) N | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 13 | 214.01 miles (344.41 km) W | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 232.28 miles (373.82 km) W | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 270.59 miles (435.46 km) NNE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.45 miles (18,801.04 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,672.61 miles (18,785.19 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.14 miles (18,778.00 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,666.75 miles (18,775.76 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,660.00 miles (18,764.91 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,657.49 miles (18,760.87 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,651.72 miles (18,751.58 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,648.60 miles (18,746.56 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,646.05 miles (18,742.46 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,637.42 miles (18,728.56 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,636.90 miles (18,727.73 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,634.60 miles (18,724.02 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,633.67 miles (18,722.53 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,633.67 miles (18,722.53 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,626.63 miles (18,711.20 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |