Nonstop flight route between Tioman Island, Malaysia and Roanoke, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tioman Airport (TOD), Tioman Island, Malaysia and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,650 miles (or 15,531 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 Tioman Airport and Roanoke–Blacksburg 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 Tioman Airport and Roanoke–Blacksburg 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: | TOD / WMBT |
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Location: | Tioman Island, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°49'9"N by 104°9'35"E |
Area Served: | Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOD |
More Information: | TOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROA / KROA |
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Location: | Roanoke, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'32"N by 79°58'32"W |
Area Served: | Roanoke Valley, New River Valley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1175 feet (358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROA |
More Information: | ROA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tioman Airport (TOD):
- Tioman Airport (TOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tioman Airport", another name for TOD is "Lapangan Terbang Tioman".
- Because of Tioman Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Tioman 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 Tioman Airport (TOD) is Mersing Airport (MEP), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TOD.
- Tioman Airport handled 60,141 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Tioman Airport (TOD) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Tioman Airport (meaning Tioman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
Facts about Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA):
- Shortly after it departed from Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, North Carolina, on July 19, 1967, Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 collided with a twin-engine Cessna 310 on approach to Asheville.
- Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) has 2 runways.
- During the period of Piedmont’s dominance, several regional airlines established service to Roanoke only to later pull out.
- The closest airport to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WSW of ROA.
- In the period following the Piedmont-USAir merger, Roanoke has seen various carriers enter and exit the local market.
- The furthest airport from Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Throughout its history, Roanoke Regional Airport has had five separate control towers serve the airport.
- Although Roanoke has never had international passenger service, in 2001, the Airport Commission was prepared to change the airport's name to Roanoke International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport", another name for ROA is "Woodrum Field".