Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and New York City, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek, Namibia and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,277 miles (or 11,712 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 Hosea Kutako International Airport and John F. Kennedy 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 Hosea Kutako International Airport and John F. Kennedy 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: | WDH / FYWH |
Airport Name: | Hosea Kutako International Airport |
Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°29'12"S by 17°27'44"E |
Operator/Owner: | Namibian Civil Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5640 feet (1,719 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WDH |
More Information: | WDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JFK / KJFK |
Airport Name: | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°38'22"N by 73°46'44"W |
Area Served: | New York City |
Operator/Owner: | City of New York |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from JFK |
More Information: | JFK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH):
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport underwent a modernising makeover in 2009.
- The furthest airport from Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Hosea Kutako International Airport (meaning Hosea Kutako International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- During South African administration, the airport used to be named J.G.
- Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is Eros Airport (ERS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of WDH.
- Because of Hosea Kutako International Airport's high elevation of 5,640 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WDH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WDH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Hosea Kutako International Airport handled 681,317 passengers last year.
Facts about John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK):
- Terminal 2 opened in 1962 as the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff and Northwest Airlines, and is now exclusively used and operated by Delta Air Lines.
- JFK has over 25 miles of taxiways to move aircraft in and around the airfield.
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of JFK.
- The Avro Jetliner landed at JFK on April 18, 1950 and maybe in January 1951.
- The furthest airport from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- John F. Kennedy International Airport handled 50,423,765 passengers last year.
- Because of John F. Kennedy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at John F. Kennedy International 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.
- JFK has six terminals containing 151 gates, numbered 1–8, but skipping Terminal 6 and Terminal 3.