Nonstop flight route between Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Tabriz, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between First Flight Airport (FFA), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Tabriz International Airport (TBZ), Tabriz, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,112 miles (or 9,836 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 First Flight Airport and Tabriz 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 First Flight Airport and Tabriz 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: | FFA / KFFA |
Airport Name: | First Flight Airport |
Location: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'5"N by 75°40'17"W |
Area Served: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. National Park Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FFA |
More Information: | FFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBZ / OITT |
Airport Name: | Tabriz International Airport |
Location: | Tabriz, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'2"N by 46°14'5"E |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 4459 feet (1,359 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBZ |
More Information: | TBZ Maps & Info |
Facts about First Flight Airport (FFA):
- Because of First Flight Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at First Flight 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.
- First Flight Airport (FFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from First Flight Airport (FFA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- First Flight Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
- On December 17, 1903 the first successful powered heavier-than-air aircraft flight occurred here, conducted by the Wright brothers.
- The closest airport to First Flight Airport (FFA) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of FFA.
Facts about Tabriz International Airport (TBZ):
- The furthest airport from Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Tabriz International Airport's high elevation of 4,459 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TBZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TBZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) is Ardabil Airport (ADU), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) E of TBZ.
- Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) has 2 runways.