Nonstop flight route between Zürich, Switzerland and Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel:
Departure Airport:
(47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E)
Distance from ZRH to KSW:
1,717.25 miles (2,763.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland and Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,717 miles (or 2,764 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 relatively short distance between Zurich Airport and Kiryat Shmona Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | KSW / LLKS |
| Airport Name: | Kiryat Shmona Airport |
| Location: | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E |
| Area Served: | Kiryat Shmona |
| Operator/Owner: | Disputed |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSW |
| More Information: | KSW Maps & Info |
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- Schengen and non-Schengen arriving passengers are handled in separate areas of the central airside building, with non-Schengen passengers passing through immigration controls to reach the ground-side terminal complex.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The airport is served by the A51 motorway and other main roads, which provide access to the airport especially for the central and eastern Switzerland.
- The airport was again submitted and approved for renovation in 1970, and Terminal B was completed in 1971.
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- Tamir Airways announced that it would stop flying to Upper Galilee shortly before the Second Lebanon War broke out, but they changed their mind because they saw it as a "mission of national importance".
- Because of Kiryat Shmona Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiryat Shmona 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 closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- The furthest airport from Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,579 miles (18,635 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.24 miles (45.45 km) SSW | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 47.07 miles (75.76 km) ENE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 3 | 47.28 miles (76.09 km) E | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 48.37 miles (77.84 km) W | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 48.37 miles (77.84 km) W | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 6 | 54.07 miles (87.02 km) E | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 7 | 62.35 miles (100.35 km) SW | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 70.86 miles (114.05 km) NNW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 9 | 71.00 miles (114.26 km) NW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 10 | 82.10 miles (132.13 km) W | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 11 | 85.60 miles (137.76 km) NNW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 12 | 89.95 miles (144.77 km) SE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 90.17 miles (145.12 km) NNE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 14 | 93.37 miles (150.27 km) NNW | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 95.70 miles (154.01 km) NNE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,087.29 miles (19,452.55 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,657.33 miles (18,760.61 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,638.41 miles (18,730.16 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,633.34 miles (18,722.01 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.25 miles (18,715.42 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,628.93 miles (18,714.90 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,628.15 miles (18,713.65 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,627.23 miles (18,712.17 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,615.45 miles (18,693.21 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,606.74 miles (18,679.18 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,593.48 miles (18,657.86 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,587.44 miles (18,648.12 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,586.05 miles (18,645.90 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,577.42 miles (18,632.01 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,570.41 miles (18,620.73 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.23 miles (67.96 km) N | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| 2 | 42.67 miles (68.67 km) SW | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 3 | 54.74 miles (88.09 km) ENE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 4 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) SSE | King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan | |
| 5 | 88.98 miles (143.20 km) SSE | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 6 | 89.98 miles (144.82 km) SSW | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 7 | 93.19 miles (149.97 km) SSW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 8 | 95.96 miles (154.44 km) SSW | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 9 | 97.79 miles (157.37 km) NNE | Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) | Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon | |
| 10 | 105.79 miles (170.26 km) SSE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 11 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) S | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 12 | 142.77 miles (229.77 km) SSW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 13 | 148.68 miles (239.27 km) SSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 14 | 152.24 miles (245.01 km) N | Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) | Latakia, Syria | |
| 15 | 156.49 miles (251.84 km) SSW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,579.34 miles (18,635.09 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,528.77 miles (18,553.72 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,505.29 miles (18,515.93 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,413.43 miles (18,368.09 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,368.87 miles (18,296.38 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,338.28 miles (18,247.14 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,308.95 miles (18,199.95 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,307.51 miles (18,197.63 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,300.46 miles (18,186.28 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,300.33 miles (18,186.07 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,286.92 miles (18,164.49 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,248.41 miles (18,102.51 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,244.41 miles (18,096.07 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,232.77 miles (18,077.35 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,222.62 miles (18,061.02 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |