Nonstop flight route between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,063 miles (or 8,148 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 Victoria Falls Airport and London Heathrow 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 Victoria Falls Airport and London Heathrow Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VFA / FVFA |
Airport Name: | Victoria Falls Airport |
Location: | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°5'45"S by 25°50'20"E |
Area Served: | Victoria Falls |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 3490 feet (1,064 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VFA |
More Information: | VFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHR / EGLL |
Airport Name: | London Heathrow Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°28'38"N by 0°27'41"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LHR |
More Information: | LHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria Falls Airport (VFA):
- The furthest airport from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Victoria Falls Airport (meaning Victoria Falls Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,310 miles (19,812 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) is Livingstone Airport (LVI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) N of VFA.
- Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):
- The original 1950s red-brick control tower was demolished in early 2013 to enable access roads for the new Terminal 2 to be laid.
- The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
- Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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.
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
- Terminal 1 opened in 1968 and was formally inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1969.
- Heathrow Airport started in 1929 as a small airfield on land south-east of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name.
- The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport holds a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence, which allows flights for public transportation of passengers or for flying instruction.
- London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow is a major international airport serving London, England, known as London Airport from 1946 until 1965.