Nonstop flight route between Leo, Burkina Faso and Hluhluwe, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(11°6'19"N by 2°6'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°0'29"S by 32°16'29"E)
Distance from XLU to HLW:
3,547.83 miles (5,709.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leo Airport (XLU), Leo, Burkina Faso and Hluhluwe Airport (HLW), Hluhluwe, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,548 miles (or 5,710 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 Leo Airport and Hluhluwe 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 Leo Airport and Hluhluwe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XLU / DFCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leo, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°6'19"N by 2°6'5"W |
| Area Served: | Leo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1181 feet (360 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XLU |
| More Information: | XLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLW / FAHL |
| Airport Name: | Hluhluwe Airport |
| Location: | Hluhluwe, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°0'29"S by 32°16'29"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLW |
| More Information: | HLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Leo Airport (XLU):
- Leo Airport (XLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Leo Airport", another name for XLU is "Leo Airport (Leo)".
- The closest airport to Leo Airport (XLU) is Pô Airport (PUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) E of XLU.
- The furthest airport from Leo Airport (XLU) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Leo Airport (meaning Leo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,238 miles (19,695 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Hluhluwe Airport (HLW):
- Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hluhluwe Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Hluhluwe 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 Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) is Richards Bay Airport (RCB), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of HLW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.81 miles (104.31 km) E | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 78.63 miles (126.54 km) W | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) SW | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 94.98 miles (152.85 km) NNE | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 100.74 miles (162.12 km) E | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 126.67 miles (203.85 km) ENE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 132.55 miles (213.32 km) NW | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 136.14 miles (219.09 km) SE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 9 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) SSW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 149.16 miles (240.04 km) NE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 150.22 miles (241.75 km) NNW | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 151.17 miles (243.29 km) W | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 152.12 miles (244.81 km) NNE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 164.28 miles (264.38 km) NW | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 171.18 miles (275.49 km) N | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,237.81 miles (19,694.80 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,086.05 miles (19,450.56 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,053.96 miles (19,398.93 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,045.47 miles (19,385.25 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,011.19 miles (19,330.10 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,993.73 miles (19,301.99 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,979.87 miles (19,279.69 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,976.78 miles (19,274.71 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,976.33 miles (19,273.99 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,955.41 miles (19,240.31 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,942.45 miles (19,219.46 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,903.57 miles (19,156.90 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 13 | 11,903.37 miles (19,156.57 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,887.05 miles (19,130.31 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,845.46 miles (19,063.38 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) SSW | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 2 | 118.23 miles (190.27 km) NNW | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 3 | 131.67 miles (211.91 km) SSW | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 4 | 145.39 miles (233.98 km) N | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 158.42 miles (254.95 km) WSW | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 160.36 miles (258.08 km) SW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 195.20 miles (314.15 km) NNW | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 8 | 213.16 miles (343.05 km) WSW | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 225.01 miles (362.11 km) NNW | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 10 | 228.73 miles (368.10 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 254.55 miles (409.65 km) WSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 260.04 miles (418.49 km) WNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 13 | 263.12 miles (423.45 km) WSW | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 263.61 miles (424.23 km) NNW | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| 15 | 265.99 miles (428.06 km) WSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,715.87 miles (18,854.82 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,701.69 miles (18,832.00 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,701.00 miles (18,830.88 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,696.12 miles (18,823.04 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,693.31 miles (18,818.52 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,690.69 miles (18,814.29 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,690.26 miles (18,813.60 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,681.64 miles (18,799.73 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,680.14 miles (18,797.31 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,671.79 miles (18,783.87 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,660.93 miles (18,766.39 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,647.70 miles (18,745.11 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,647.70 miles (18,745.11 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,644.45 miles (18,739.87 km) ENE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |