Nonstop flight route between Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and Maseru, Lesotho:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), Maseru, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,937 miles (or 7,946 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 విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం and Moshoeshoe I International 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 విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం and Moshoeshoe I International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTZ / VEVZ |
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Location: | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°43'15"N by 83°13'27"E |
Area Served: | Visakhapatnam |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Navy Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VTZ |
More Information: | VTZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSU / FXMM |
Airport Name: | Moshoeshoe I International Airport |
Location: | Maseru, Lesotho |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°27'43"S by 27°33'8"E |
Area Served: | Maseru, Lesotho |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5348 feet (1,630 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSU |
More Information: | MSU Maps & Info |
Facts about విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ):
- The furthest airport from విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) has 2 runways.
- Carriers such as Air Arabia and SriLankan Airlines are awaiting the Indian government's permission to launch flights to Sharjah and Colombo respectively.
- In January 2012, the state-run national flag carrier Air India announced that they would begin operations between Dubai and Visakhapatnam by Hyderabad from 25 March 2012.
- In addition to being known as "విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం", other names for VTZ include "Visakhapatnam International Airport", "INS DEGA" and "VOVZ".
- The closest airport to విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NW of VTZ.
- Because of విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం 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 new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009.
Facts about Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU):
- The closest airport to Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of MSU.
- Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,801 miles (18,991 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Moshoeshoe I International Airport's high elevation of 5,348 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MSU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MSU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.