Nonstop flight route between Ovda, Israel and Kasane, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ovda Airport (VDA), Ovda, Israel and Kasane Airport (BBK), Kasane, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,364 miles (or 5,414 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 Ovda Airport and Kasane 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 Ovda Airport and Kasane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDA / LLOV |
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Location: | Ovda, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°56'25"N by 34°56'8"E |
Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
Operator/Owner: | IAA |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDA |
More Information: | VDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBK / FBKE |
Airport Name: | Kasane Airport |
Location: | Kasane, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'46"S by 25°9'47"E |
Area Served: | Kasane |
Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3290 feet (1,003 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBK |
More Information: | BBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ovda Airport (VDA):
- Ovda Airport started out as an airbase for the Israeli Air Force, constructed by the United States as a replacement for Etzion Air Force Base.
- In addition to being known as "Ovda Airport", another name for VDA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה עוֹבְדָה".
- The airport is expected to cease civilian flights once Eilat's new international airport in Timna opens.
- Ovda Airport (VDA) has 2 runways.
- Ovda Airport handled 136,791 passengers last year.
- Ovda Airport is a military and civilian airport in Israel, located in the south of the country, about 60 km north of the city of Eilat.
- In 1988 a decision was made that international flights bringing tourists to Eilat would land at Ovda, instead of at Eilat.
- The furthest airport from Ovda Airport (VDA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,788 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ovda Airport (VDA) is Yotvata Airfield (YOT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of VDA.
Facts about Kasane Airport (BBK):
- Kasane Airport (BBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kasane Airport (BBK) is Livingstone Airport (LVI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of BBK.
- The furthest airport from Kasane Airport (BBK) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kasane Airport (meaning Kasane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.