Nonstop flight route between Kufra, Libya and Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya and Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS), Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,996 miles (or 11,258 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 Kufra Airport and Tahsis Water Aerodrome, 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 Kufra Airport and Tahsis Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF |
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Location: | Kufra, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTS / |
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Location: | Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'23"N by 126°39'16"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Village of Tahsis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZTS |
More Information: | ZTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- In July 2013 Libyan Airlines re-launched the Benghasi service that was suspended nine years earlier.
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- On 26 August 2008, a hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 landed at Kufra Airport after having departed at Nyala Airport, Darfur, with destination Khartoum.
Facts about Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS):
- In addition to being known as "Tahsis Water Aerodrome", another name for ZTS is "CAL9".
- The closest airport to Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) is Alert Bay Airport (YAL), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNW of ZTS.
- The furthest airport from Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Because of Tahsis Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tahsis Water Aerodrome 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.