Nonstop flight route between Zaria, Nigeria and Savannah, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zaria Airport (ZAR), Zaria, Nigeria and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,745 miles (or 9,246 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 Zaria Airport and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 Zaria Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zaria Airport (ZAR):

• The closest airport to Zaria Airport (ZAR) is Kaduna Airport (KAD), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SW of ZAR.
• Zaria Airport (ZAR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Zaria Airport (ZAR) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Zaria Airport (meaning Zaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,271 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.

Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The station was deactivated on 5 June 1979.
• The phaseout of SAC Medium Bomber in the early 1960s resulted in SAC leaving Hunter in 1963.
• The Division’s rapid deployment capability was put to the supreme test in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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.
• Throughout 1942, light bomber and dive bomber groups received combat training at Savannah AAB before being deployed to the combat zones overseas.
• The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
• The 27th Bombardment Group, equipped with Douglas B-18 Bolo medium bomber aircraft was the first assigned unit to the new airfield.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.