Nonstop flight route between Mzuzu, Malawi and Rourkela, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mzuzu Airport (ZZU), Mzuzu, Malawi and Rourkela Airport (RRK), Rourkela, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,154 miles (or 6,686 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 Mzuzu Airport and Rourkela 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 Mzuzu Airport and Rourkela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZZU / FWUU | 
| Airport Name: | Mzuzu Airport | 
| Location: | Mzuzu, Malawi | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°26'40"S by 34°0'42"E | 
| Area Served: | Mzuzu, Malawi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4115 feet (1,254 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZZU | 
| More Information: | ZZU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRK / VERK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Rourkela, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'23"N by 84°48'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Rourkela, Odisha | 
| Operator/Owner: | Steel Authority of India Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RRK | 
| More Information: | RRK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mzuzu Airport (ZZU):
- The furthest airport from Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of ZZU.
- Because of Mzuzu Airport's high elevation of 4,115 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZZU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZZU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rourkela Airport (RRK):
- In addition to being known as "Rourkela Airport", other names for RRK include "राउरकेला हवाई अड्डे" and "Rā'urakēlā havā'ī aḍḍē".
- Rourkela Airport (RRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Rourkela Airport (RRK) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of RRK.
- In 1961, this airport was taken by the Airports Authority of India.
- Because of Rourkela Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Rourkela 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.
- A three member survey team of AAI that made a spot assessment of the Rourkela airstrip in October 2007 to find out the feasibility of re-introduction of air connectivity to the city expressed satisfaction over the existing infrastructure.




