Nonstop flight route between Zürich, Switzerland and Kariba, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland and Kariba Airport (KAB), Kariba, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,597 miles (or 7,398 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 Zurich Airport and Kariba 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 Zurich Airport and Kariba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH | 
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| Location: | Zürich, Switzerland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZRH | 
| More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAB / FVKB | 
| Airport Name: | Kariba Airport | 
| Location: | Kariba, Zimbabwe | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'10"S by 28°53'6"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1706 feet (520 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KAB | 
| More Information: | KAB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
 - A treaty was signed in 2001, regarding the limitation of flights over Germany.
 - The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
 - In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
 - The airport was again submitted and approved for renovation in 1970, and Terminal B was completed in 1971.
 - Edelweiss Air has its head office in the Edelweiss Air Operations Center on the airport grounds.gategroup has its head office on the airport property.Helvetic Airways has its head office on the grounds of the airport in Kloten.
 - The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
 
Facts about Kariba Airport (KAB):
- The closest airport to Kariba Airport (KAB) is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) NNW of KAB.
 - The furthest airport from Kariba Airport (KAB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kariba Airport (meaning Kariba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - Kariba Airport (KAB) currently has only 1 runway.
 
