Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Terrell, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL), Terrell, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,233 miles (or 14,858 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 East London Airport and Terrell Municipal 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 East London Airport and Terrell Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
Airport Name: | East London Airport |
Location: | East London, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRL / KTRL |
Airport Name: | Terrell Municipal Airport |
Location: | Terrell, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'33"N by 96°16'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | 474 |
Airport Type: | City of Terrell, Texas |
Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRL |
More Information: | TRL Maps & Info |
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
- The airport was renamed in 1994.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
- In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
- East London Airport resides at an elevation of 435 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL):
- Because of Terrell Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrell Municipal 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.
- From November 1942 until June 1944, small numbers of American Army Air Forces flight cadets trained alongside the RAF students.
- Royal Air Force pilot training at the airfield ended in early September 1945 and with the end of World War II the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
- Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) has 2 runways.
- It is owned and operated by the city of Terrell, Texas.
- The closest airport to Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) is Majors Airport (GVT), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of TRL.
- The furthest airport from Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.