Nonstop flight route between Tambov, Russia and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW), Tambov, Russia and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,125 miles (or 9,857 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 Tambov Donskoye Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Tambov Donskoye Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBW / UUOT |
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Location: | Tambov, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°48'20"N by 41°28'58"E |
Area Served: | Donskoye, Tambov Oblast, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBW |
More Information: | TBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW):
- In addition to being known as "Tambov Donskoye Airport", another name for TBW is "Аэропорт Тамбов Донское".
- Because of Tambov Donskoye Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambov Donskoye 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 closest airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) W of TBW.
- The furthest airport from Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,611 miles (17,076 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- Post-Cold War defense cutbacks and related Base Realignment and Closure actions in the 1990s identified NAS Moffett Field for closure.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- The adjacent NASA Ames Research Center is also home to several wind tunnels, including the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex.
- In September 2008, NASA indicated that it was still urging the Navy to restore the hangar, but that it is willing to help save the structure.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- The airship hangar's interior is so large that fog sometimes forms near the ceiling.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.