Nonstop flight route between Mthatha, South Africa and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mthatha Airport (UTT), Mthatha, South Africa and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,172 miles (or 16,370 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 Mthatha Airport and Salt Lake City 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 Mthatha Airport and Salt Lake City 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 Mthatha Airport (UTT):

• The closest airport to Mthatha Airport (UTT) is Margate Airport (MGH), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) ENE of UTT.
• The furthest airport from Mthatha Airport (UTT) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
• Mthatha Airport (UTT) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):

• Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines have scheduled flights to cities in Canada, Mexico, and France.
• The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
• The airport handled 156,319 metric tonnes of cargo in 2008.
• Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In 2013, 20,186,474 passengers flew through Salt Lake City, representing a.41% increase from 2012.
• As of April 2013 there were over 645 scheduled airline departures and arrivals per day to 89 nonstop cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as a daily nonstop to Paris.
• Charles Lindbergh visited Woodward Field in 1927 drawing many spectators to see The Spirit of St.
• Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
• During the 1980s the airport saw further expansion to both terminals as well as runway extension.
• Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
• The first terminal and airport administration building was built in 1933 at a cost of $52,000.
• SkyWest Airlines opened a new maintenance and training facility at the airport in 2001 where the company has its largest maintenance base.
• The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Salt Lake City International Airport continues to rank high for on time departures/arrivals and fewest flight cancellations among major US airports.