Nonstop flight route between Cut Bank, Montana, United States and Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB), Cut Bank, Montana, United States and Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,066 miles (or 9,761 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 Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field and Lifuka Island 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 Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field and Lifuka Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTB / KCTB |
Airport Name: | Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field |
Location: | Cut Bank, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'29"N by 112°22'33"W |
Area Served: | Cut Bank, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Cut Bank and Glacier County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3854 feet (1,175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTB |
More Information: | CTB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPA / NFTL |
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Location: | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPA |
More Information: | HPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB):
- Cut Bank Municipal Airport is three miles southwest of Cut Bank, in Glacier County, Montana.
- The furthest airport from Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,461 miles (16,835 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- During the Cold War Cut Bank AFB was an interceptor base, part of Air Defense Command.
- During World War II Cut Bank Army Air Field was used by the Second Air Force as an auxiliary heavy bomber training airfield, being controlled by Great Falls Army Air Base.
- The closest airport to Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Shelby Airport (SBX), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of CTB.
- Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lifuka Island Airport (HPA):
- Because of Lifuka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Lifuka Island 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lifuka Island Airport", another name for HPA is "Salote Pilolevu Airport".
- The furthest airport from Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is In Guezzam Airport (INF), which is nearly antipodal to Lifuka Island Airport (meaning Lifuka Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from In Guezzam Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in In Guezzam, Algeria.
- Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SSW of HPA.