Nonstop flight route between Ghinnir, Ethiopia and Walvis Bay, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(7°9'0"N by 40°43'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°58'46"S by 14°38'43"E)
Distance from GNN to WVB:
2,727.23 miles (4,389.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ghinnir Airport (GNN), Ghinnir, Ethiopia and Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), Walvis Bay, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,727 miles (or 4,389 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 Ghinnir Airport and Walvis Bay 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 Ghinnir Airport and Walvis Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNN / HAGH |
| Airport Name: | Ghinnir Airport |
| Location: | Ghinnir, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°9'0"N by 40°43'1"E |
| Area Served: | Ghinnir |
| Elevation: | 6499 feet (1,981 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GNN |
| More Information: | GNN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WVB / FYWB |
| Airport Name: | Walvis Bay Airport |
| Location: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'46"S by 14°38'43"E |
| Area Served: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WVB |
| More Information: | WVB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ghinnir Airport (GNN):
- Because of Ghinnir Airport's high elevation of 6,499 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GNN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GNN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Ghinnir Airport (meaning Ghinnir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is Robe Airport (GOB), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of GNN.
Facts about Walvis Bay Airport (WVB):
- The furthest airport from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Walvis Bay Airport (meaning Walvis Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,075 miles (19,433 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) is Arandis Airport (ADI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of WVB.
- Because of Walvis Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Walvis Bay 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.
- Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) W | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 145.09 miles (233.50 km) SSW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 152.11 miles (244.80 km) W | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 182.09 miles (293.04 km) NW | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 187.81 miles (302.24 km) NNE | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 212.63 miles (342.19 km) NE | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 213.61 miles (343.76 km) ESE | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 227.90 miles (366.77 km) WSW | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 243.45 miles (391.79 km) E | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 254.87 miles (410.16 km) NE | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 11 | 269.62 miles (433.91 km) W | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 277.71 miles (446.92 km) SSW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 280.23 miles (450.99 km) NNW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 281.37 miles (452.82 km) NNW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 282.68 miles (454.92 km) NE | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,254.93 miles (19,722.35 km) S | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,828.03 miles (19,035.33 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,785.26 miles (18,966.49 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,754.56 miles (18,917.09 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,746.45 miles (18,904.04 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,720.99 miles (18,863.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,688.62 miles (18,810.96 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,685.69 miles (18,806.24 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,680.81 miles (18,798.40 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,673.72 miles (18,786.99 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,651.77 miles (18,751.66 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,616.48 miles (18,694.86 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,604.53 miles (18,675.63 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,597.65 miles (18,664.56 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,494.44 miles (18,498.46 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) NNE | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 2 | 157.18 miles (252.96 km) E | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 3 | 182.73 miles (294.07 km) E | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 258.91 miles (416.67 km) S | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 5 | 278.02 miles (447.43 km) E | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 296.80 miles (477.65 km) NNE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 7 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) NE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 8 | 328.28 miles (528.31 km) SE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 9 | 403.94 miles (650.07 km) SSE | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 10 | 430.57 miles (692.93 km) N | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 11 | 432.24 miles (695.62 km) SE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 12 | 456.05 miles (733.94 km) E | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 13 | 456.83 miles (735.20 km) E | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 477.75 miles (768.85 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 15 | 487.30 miles (784.23 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,075.20 miles (19,433.09 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,061.97 miles (19,411.82 km) W | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,056.14 miles (19,402.43 km) W | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,046.55 miles (19,386.99 km) W | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,969.13 miles (19,262.39 km) W | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,957.75 miles (19,244.09 km) W | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,956.57 miles (19,242.19 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,947.59 miles (19,227.74 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,947.59 miles (19,227.74 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,926.69 miles (19,194.10 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 11 | 11,893.24 miles (19,140.26 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,886.61 miles (19,129.59 km) W | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,877.21 miles (19,114.46 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,863.45 miles (19,092.32 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,847.18 miles (19,066.14 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |