Nonstop flight route between Tripoli, Libya and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya and Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,165 miles (or 9,922 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 Tripoli International Airport and Abilene Regional 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 Tripoli International Airport and Abilene Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIP / HLLT |
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Location: | Tripoli, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°40'9"N by 13°9'24"E |
Area Served: | Tripoli |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 263 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIP |
More Information: | TIP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABI / KABI |
Airport Name: | Abilene Regional Airport |
Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'47"N by 99°40'59"W |
Area Served: | Abilene, Texas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABI |
More Information: | ABI Maps & Info |
Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):
- The airport closed from March 2011 to October 2011 as a result of United Nations Security Council establishing a no-fly zone over Libya.
- In addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".
- The airport operates 24 hours a day.
- Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.
- Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
- Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli 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.
- The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):
- The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
- The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Air freight service to Abilene is provided primarily by subcontractors.
- Construction of the airport's new 130-foot -tall control tower began in August 2010 and is expected to be completed by January 2012.
- Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
- The terminal has seen many expansions and improvements in the past decade.