Nonstop flight route between Kassala, Sudan and Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kassala Airport (KSL), Kassala, Sudan and Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,936 miles (or 19,209 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 Kassala Airport and Tureira 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 Kassala Airport and Tureira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSL / HSKA |
Airport Name: | Kassala Airport |
Location: | Kassala, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°23'13"N by 36°19'42"E |
Area Served: | Kassala, Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1671 feet (509 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSL |
More Information: | KSL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTA / NTGY |
Airport Name: | Tureira Airport |
Location: | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZTA |
More Information: | ZTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kassala Airport (KSL):
- Kassala Airport (KSL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kassala Airport (KSL) is Makemo Airport (MKP), which is nearly antipodal to Kassala Airport (meaning Kassala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Makemo Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Makemo, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Kassala Airport (KSL) is Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SW of KSL.
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- Administratively Tureia Atoll is the capital of the commune of Tureia, which includes the atolls of Fangataufa, Moruroa, Tematangi and Vanavana.
- The closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
- Tureia atoll is 15 km long and has a maximum width of 8 km.
- The first recorded European to arrive to Tureia was Captain Edward Edwards in 1791, during his search for the Bounty mutineers.
- The furthest airport from Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Tureira Airport (meaning Tureira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- Tureia is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.
- Because of Tureira Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tureira 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.