Nonstop flight route between Nanded, India and Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanded Airport (NDC), Nanded, India and Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,780 miles (or 12,520 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 Nanded Airport and Fuaʻamotu 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 Nanded Airport and Fuaʻamotu 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: | NDC / VAND |
Airport Name: | Nanded Airport |
Location: | Nanded, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°10'54"N by 77°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Nanded |
Operator/Owner: | Maharastra Industrial Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1227 feet (374 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NDC |
More Information: | NDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBU / NFTF |
Airport Name: | Fuaʻamotu International Airport |
Location: | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°14'27"S by 175°8'57"W |
Area Served: | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBU |
More Information: | TBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanded Airport (NDC):
- The closest airport to Nanded Airport (NDC) is Latur Airport (LTU), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SW of NDC.
- To push trade in the region, the Maharashtra State Industries Ministry initiated the process of modernisation of airports operated by MIDC in 2006.
- No Scheduled commercial operations.
- Nanded Airport (NDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanded Airport (NDC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,739 miles (18,892 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The Nanded airfield was built in 1958 by the Public Works Department and has the distinction of being the first airport in the Marathwada region.
Facts about Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU):
- Until August 2006, Peau Vavaʻu used a DC-3 on their domestic routes, but this has recently been replaced with a Jetstream 41.
- Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NNE of TBU.
- Because of Fuaʻamotu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuaʻamotu International 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.
- Peau Vavaʻu operate a Convair 580 subleased from Reef Air leased from New Zealand's Air Chathams to Haʻapai and Vavaʻu, and a Twin Otter to Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu.
- It is the strength of the runway rather than the length that restricts operations from Fuaʻamotu.
- The furthest airport from Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is nearly antipodal to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (meaning Fuaʻamotu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Tamanrasset, Algeria.