Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Arusha, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas, United States and Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,826 miles (or 14,204 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 West Houston Airport and Arusha 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 West Houston Airport and Arusha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWS / KIWS |
Airport Name: | West Houston Airport |
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | West Houston Airport Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWS |
More Information: | IWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR |
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Location: | Arusha, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARK |
More Information: | ARK Maps & Info |
Facts about West Houston Airport (IWS):
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center in Houston is the airport's designated ARTCC.
- The furthest airport from West Houston Airport (IWS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,979 miles (17,668 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of West Houston Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at West Houston 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.
- West Houston Airport owned and operated by Gary Gandy covers an area of 200 acres at an elevation of 111 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to West Houston Airport (IWS) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of IWS.
- Airport ticket counter
- West Houston Airport is a privately owned, public use use airport in Harris County, Texas, United States.
- West Houston Airport (IWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The new sign at the entrance
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- A few days later it was flown empty to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
- In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
- Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.