Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Polokwane, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(52°13'58"N by 21°1'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°50'43"S by 29°27'30"E)
Distance from WRW to PTG:
5,281.23 miles (8,499.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), Warsaw, Poland and Polokwane International Airport (PTG), Polokwane, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,281 miles (or 8,499 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 Historic Centre of Warsaw and Polokwane 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 Historic Centre of Warsaw and Polokwane International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRW / |
| Airport Name: | Historic Centre of Warsaw |
| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'58"N by 21°1'1"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRW |
| More Information: | WRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTG / FAPP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Polokwane, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'43"S by 29°27'30"E |
| Area Served: | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4076 feet (1,242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTG |
| More Information: | PTG Maps & Info |
Facts about Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW):
- The furthest airport from Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Warsaw's climate is humid continental with cold winters and warm summers, on the border with an oceanic Cfb climate.
- The closest airport to Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of WRW.
- By July 1944, the Red Army was deep into Polish territory and pursuing the Germans toward Warsaw.
- Other names for Warsaw include Varsovia, Varsovie, Warschau, װאַרשע/Varshe, Варшава/Varshava, Varšuva.
- Warsaw's name in the Polish language is Warszawa - pronounced Varshava -, means "belonging to Warsz", Warsz being a shortened form of the masculine name of Slavic origin Warcisław.
- —Sir Edgar Vincent d'Abernon
Facts about Polokwane International Airport (PTG):
- Because of Polokwane International Airport's high elevation of 4,076 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PTG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PTG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of PTG.
- In addition to being known as "Polokwane International Airport", another name for PTG is "Gateway International Airport".
- Polokwane International Airport (PTG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Polokwane International Airport (meaning Polokwane International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.10 miles (8.20 km) SSW | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland |     |
| 2 | 21.56 miles (34.70 km) NW | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 3 | 77.42 miles (124.60 km) WSW | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 4 | 91.61 miles (147.43 km) E | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 5 | 99.87 miles (160.73 km) SE | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 6 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) E | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 7 | 140.63 miles (226.32 km) WNW | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 8 | 147.48 miles (237.34 km) SW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 9 | 152.97 miles (246.18 km) SSE | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 10 | 158.19 miles (254.58 km) SSW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 11 | 177.41 miles (285.51 km) W | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland | |
| 12 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) NW | Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 13 | 184.40 miles (296.77 km) N | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 14 | 192.04 miles (309.06 km) NNW | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 15 | 193.45 miles (311.33 km) WSW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,445.59 miles (18,419.85 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,014.12 miles (17,725.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,997.64 miles (17,698.95 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,997.29 miles (17,698.38 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,997.02 miles (17,697.95 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,992.37 miles (17,690.45 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,989.85 miles (17,686.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,989.61 miles (17,686.01 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,988.24 miles (17,683.81 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,985.74 miles (17,679.80 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,983.03 miles (17,675.43 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,982.72 miles (17,674.93 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,974.05 miles (17,660.98 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,969.02 miles (17,652.89 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,943.29 miles (17,611.48 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.38 miles (171.20 km) ESE | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| 2 | 107.35 miles (172.77 km) E | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 3 | 147.00 miles (236.58 km) SSW | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 4 | 147.53 miles (237.43 km) ESE | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 5 | 148.31 miles (238.67 km) SE | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 6 | 169.44 miles (272.69 km) SSW | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 173.62 miles (279.41 km) SSW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 8 | 175.74 miles (282.82 km) SSW | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 9 | 176.60 miles (284.21 km) SW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 184.75 miles (297.32 km) SSW | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 195.72 miles (314.98 km) SSW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 12 | 218.49 miles (351.63 km) SSE | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 13 | 224.67 miles (361.56 km) NW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 14 | 228.43 miles (367.63 km) WSW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 15 | 238.24 miles (383.40 km) NE | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.86 miles (19,361.74 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,028.49 miles (19,357.93 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,015.95 miles (19,337.74 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,014.37 miles (19,335.21 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,009.05 miles (19,326.64 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,004.73 miles (19,319.70 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,997.48 miles (19,308.03 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,987.83 miles (19,292.49 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,983.91 miles (19,286.19 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,978.96 miles (19,278.21 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,975.85 miles (19,273.21 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,934.69 miles (19,206.98 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,934.69 miles (19,206.98 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,931.76 miles (19,202.27 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,925.56 miles (19,192.28 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |