Nonstop flight route between Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(17°43'15"N by 83°13'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E)
Distance from VTZ to RCB:
4,684.95 miles (7,539.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and Richards Bay Airport (RCB), Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,685 miles (or 7,540 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTZ / VEVZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°43'15"N by 83°13'27"E |
| Area Served: | Visakhapatnam |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Navy Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VTZ |
| More Information: | VTZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCB / FARB |
| Airport Name: | Richards Bay Airport |
| Location: | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | uMhlathuze Local Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCB |
| More Information: | RCB Maps & Info |
Facts about విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ):
- On 3 February 2012, the director of the Airports Authority of India announced that the first international flight from Visakhapatnam Airport, Air India flight 951 would takeoff to Dubai International Airport on 25 March 2012.
- The furthest airport from విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం 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.
- విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) has 2 runways.
- Carriers such as Air Arabia and SriLankan Airlines are awaiting the Indian government's permission to launch flights to Sharjah and Colombo respectively.
- In addition to being known as "విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం", other names for VTZ include "Visakhapatnam International Airport", "INS DEGA" and "VOVZ".
- The closest airport to విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NW of VTZ.
- Visakhapatnam Airport is a customs airport serving the Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Facts about Richards Bay Airport (RCB):
- Because of Richards Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Richards Bay 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.
- The furthest airport from Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Richards Bay Airport (RCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hluhluwe Airport (HLW), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of RCB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.67 miles (195.81 km) NW | Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) | Jagdalpur, India |     |
| 2 | 187.77 miles (302.18 km) WSW | Vijayawada Airport (VGA) | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 243.10 miles (391.23 km) NE | Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 4 | 257.91 miles (415.07 km) NNW | Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) | Raipur, India | |
| 5 | 260.49 miles (419.22 km) WNW | Ramagundam Airport (RMD) | Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 6 | 303.58 miles (488.56 km) NNW | Bilaspur Airport (PAB) | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| 7 | 313.85 miles (505.09 km) W | Begumpet Airport (BPM) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 8 | 317.83 miles (511.49 km) W | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 9 | 329.94 miles (530.99 km) NNE | Rourkela Airport (RRK) | Rourkela, India | |
| 10 | 358.22 miles (576.50 km) NW | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (NAG) | Nagpur, India | |
| 11 | 369.47 miles (594.60 km) SW | Cuddapah Airport (CDP) | Cuddapah, India | |
| 12 | 373.81 miles (601.59 km) SW | Tirupati Airport (TIR) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 13 | 385.70 miles (620.73 km) SSW | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| 14 | 399.99 miles (643.72 km) WNW | Nanded Airport (NDC) | Nanded, India | |
| 15 | 400.21 miles (644.08 km) NNE | Sonari Airport (IXW) | Jamshedpur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,399.83 miles (18,346.20 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,177.65 miles (17,988.64 km) SSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,164.40 miles (17,967.31 km) SSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 11,076.22 miles (17,825.40 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,074.84 miles (17,823.19 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,067.45 miles (17,811.29 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,067.11 miles (17,810.75 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 8 | 11,048.89 miles (17,781.42 km) SW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,043.94 miles (17,773.45 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,043.31 miles (17,772.44 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,026.15 miles (17,744.82 km) WSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,004.53 miles (17,710.04 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,977.44 miles (17,666.43 km) W | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,971.79 miles (17,657.34 km) SW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,956.78 miles (17,633.18 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) SW | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 119.80 miles (192.80 km) WSW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) W | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 160.19 miles (257.81 km) NNW | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 6 | 180.06 miles (289.77 km) SW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 186.21 miles (299.68 km) WSW | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 197.06 miles (317.14 km) N | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 221.74 miles (356.85 km) WSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 235.81 miles (379.50 km) WSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 239.78 miles (385.89 km) NNW | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 244.68 miles (393.77 km) W | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 254.51 miles (409.59 km) WSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 273.13 miles (439.56 km) N | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (441.00 km) WNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,688.97 miles (18,811.52 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,676.26 miles (18,791.08 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.75 miles (18,778.99 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,668.60 miles (18,778.74 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,667.27 miles (18,776.61 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,660.70 miles (18,766.03 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,658.80 miles (18,762.97 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,649.90 miles (18,748.65 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,647.45 miles (18,744.70 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,631.35 miles (18,718.80 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,629.30 miles (18,715.50 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,625.76 miles (18,709.81 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |