Nonstop flight route between Tulare, California, United States and Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mefford Field (TLR), Tulare, California, United States and Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH), Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,799 miles (or 2,895 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 relatively short distance between Mefford Field and Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLR / KTLR |
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Location: | Tulare, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'24"N by 119°19'36"W |
Area Served: | Tulare, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tulare |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 265 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TLR |
More Information: | TLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEH / KBEH |
Airport Name: | Southwest Michigan Regional Airport |
Location: | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°7'42"N by 86°25'33"W |
Area Served: | Benton Harbor, Michigan / St. Joseph, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Benton Harbor / St. Joseph |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 649 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEH |
More Information: | BEH Maps & Info |
Facts about Mefford Field (TLR):
- As Rankin Academy moved to its permanent site, Mefford Field returned to daily operations as a civilian airfield, which it continues to do to this day.
- In addition to being known as "Mefford Field", another name for TLR is "Tulare Airport".
- The furthest airport from Mefford Field (TLR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Mefford Field's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Mefford Field 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.
- For the 12-month period ending April 5, 2011, the airport had 26,180 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day.
- Mefford Field (TLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mefford Field, a civilian airfield located in Tulare, CA, served as the temporary site for the Rankin Aeronautical Academy, a flight school to teach United States Army Air Corps flight cadets.
- The closest airport to Mefford Field (TLR) is Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of TLR.
Facts about Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH):
- There is no commercial airline with scheduled passenger service at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,140 miles (17,929 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) has 3 runways.
- The airport is accessible by road from Territorial Road, and is close to Interstate 94 and I-94 Business Loop.
- Because of Southwest Michigan Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 649 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Michigan Regional 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 Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of BEH.
- Southwest Michigan Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Benton Harbor, a city in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.