Nonstop flight route between Tôlanaro, Madagascar and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), Tôlanaro, Madagascar and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,809 miles (or 17,395 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 Tôlanaro Airport and Salt Lake City 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 Tôlanaro Airport and Salt Lake City 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: | FTU / FMSD |
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Location: | Tôlanaro, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°2'17"S by 46°57'20"E |
Area Served: | Tôlanaro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTU |
More Information: | FTU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLC / KSLC |
Airport Name: | Salt Lake City International Airport |
Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'17"N by 111°58'40"W |
Area Served: | Northern Utah area and beyond |
Operator/Owner: | Salt Lake City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4227 feet (1,288 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLC |
More Information: | SLC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tôlanaro Airport (FTU):
- The closest airport to Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) is Ampanihy Airport (AMP), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) W of FTU.
- Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tôlanaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Tôlanaro 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 furthest airport from Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located 11,435 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Lompoc, California, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Tôlanaro Airport", another name for FTU is "Marillac Airport".
Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):
- In 1925 the postal service began awarding contracts to private companies.
- The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
- Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
- In 1991 the airport opened a new short-term parking garage.
- SkyWest Airlines opened a new maintenance and training facility at the airport in 2001 where the company has its largest maintenance base.
- The airport handled 156,319 metric tonnes of cargo in 2008.
- Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.