Nonstop flight route between Tbilisi, Georgia and Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tbilisi Airport (TBS), Tbilisi, Georgia and Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,537 miles (or 7,301 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 Tbilisi Airport and Iwami 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 Tbilisi Airport and Iwami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBS / UGTB |
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Location: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°40'9"N by 44°57'16"E |
Area Served: | Tbilisi |
Operator/Owner: | United Airports of Georgia LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBS |
More Information: | TBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWJ / RJOW |
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Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tbilisi Airport (TBS):
- In 2007, the airport handled 615,873 passengers, representing an increase of 8.5% over 2006.
- Tbilisi Airport (TBS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of TBS.
- Tbilisi airport mainly serves destinations in CIS, Europe and Middle East.
- In addition to being known as "Tbilisi Airport", another name for TBS is "თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი".
- TAV Airports Holding, which owns 76% shares in Tbilisi airport operator TAV Urban Georgia, agreed with the Georgian state-owned United Airports of Georgia to reconstruct the unused runway, one of the two runways at the Tbilisi airport.
- The furthest airport from Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,153 miles (17,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Tbilisi International Airport is operated by TAV since October, 2005.
Facts about Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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.
- In addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- The furthest airport from Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.