Nonstop flight route between Gods River, Manitoba, Canada and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(54°50'22"N by 94°4'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from ZGI to UTN:
8,793.87 miles (14,152.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gods River Airport (ZGI), Gods River, Manitoba, Canada and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,794 miles (or 14,152 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 Gods River Airport and Upington 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 Gods River Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGI / CZGI |
| Airport Name: | Gods River Airport |
| Location: | Gods River, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'22"N by 94°4'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 628 feet (191 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZGI |
| More Information: | ZGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Gods River Airport (ZGI):
- The closest airport to Gods River Airport (ZGI) is Gods Lake Narrows Airport (YGO), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ZGI.
- Because of Gods River Airport's relatively low elevation of 628 feet, planes can take off or land at Gods River 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.
- Gods River Airport (ZGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gods River Airport (ZGI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,424 miles (16,776 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Upington Airport was opened in 1968 as Pierre van Ryneveld Airport.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- Many major car manufacturers bring their cars and commercial vehicles to Upington to test them in the hot dry and sunny conditions.
- Private charter flights are provided by Walker Flying Services who operates Cessna 210 and Cessna 402 aircraft.
- Planning is also under way at Upington Airport to construct a facility for the long-term parking of mothballed aircraft.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.46 miles (40.97 km) SW | Gods Lake Narrows Airport (YGO) | Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, Canada |     |
| 2 | 29.07 miles (46.79 km) W | Knee Lake Airport (YKE) | Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 3 | 48.14 miles (77.47 km) W | Oxford House Airport (YOH) | Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 50.93 miles (81.97 km) SSE | Red Sucker Lake Airport (YRS) | Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 5 | 71.72 miles (115.43 km) SSW | Island Lake Airport (YIV) | Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 75.43 miles (121.39 km) SSW | St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) | St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 100.18 miles (161.22 km) SE | Sachigo Lake Airport (ZPB) | Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 103.20 miles (166.09 km) NW | Ilford Airport (ILF) | Ilford, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 9 | 105.61 miles (169.96 km) NE | Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) | Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 10 | 107.75 miles (173.41 km) NNW | Gillam Airport (YGX) | Gillam, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 116.86 miles (188.06 km) NW | York Landing Airport (ZAC) | York Landing, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 126.05 miles (202.86 km) NW | Kelsey Airport (KES) | Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 126.26 miles (203.19 km) SSE | Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) | Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 134.60 miles (216.61 km) SE | Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) | Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 136.76 miles (220.10 km) ESE | Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE) | Bearskin Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,424.07 miles (16,775.87 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,408.11 miles (16,750.19 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,400.42 miles (16,737.82 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,388.24 miles (16,718.22 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,373.78 miles (16,694.95 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,325.15 miles (16,616.67 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,300.03 miles (16,576.25 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,294.13 miles (16,566.76 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,282.31 miles (16,547.73 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,216.49 miles (16,441.80 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,177.91 miles (16,379.72 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,138.08 miles (16,315.61 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,121.24 miles (16,288.51 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,093.95 miles (16,244.60 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,085.39 miles (16,230.83 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |