Nonstop flight route between Umiat, Alaska, United States and Francistown, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Umiat Airport (UMT), Umiat, Alaska, United States and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,106 miles (or 14,654 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 Umiat 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 Umiat 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: | UMT / PAUM | 
| Airport Name: | Umiat Airport | 
| Location: | Umiat, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°22'15"N by 152°8'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Umiat, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UMT | 
| More Information: | UMT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Umiat Airport (UMT):
- Umiat Airport (UMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Umiat Airport (UMT) is Nuiqsut Airport (NUI), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of UMT.
- The furthest airport from Umiat Airport (UMT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,143 miles (16,324 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Umiat Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Umiat 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):
- Phase One of the construction cost P224 million, while Phase three cost P160 million.
- 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.
- In 2011 the airport's ownership of the old terminal was transferred to the Botswana Defence Force and became a military airport, with civilian traffic moved to the new Francistown International Airport terminal to the west of the airport lands.
- 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 International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.




