Nonstop flight route between Timbuktu, Mali and Aomori, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali and Aomori Airport (AOJ), Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,834 miles (or 12,608 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 Timbuktu Airport and Aomori 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 Timbuktu Airport and Aomori Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOM / GATB |
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Location: | Timbuktu, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'50"N by 3°0'26"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOM |
More Information: | TOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOJ / RJSA |
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Location: | Aomori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°43'59"N by 140°41'18"E |
Area Served: | Aomori, Japan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AOJ |
More Information: | AOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- The closest airport to Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Goundam Airport (GUD), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of TOM.
- In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
- Timbuktu Airport (TOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Timbuktu Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Timbuktu 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 Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Timbuktu Airport (meaning Timbuktu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
Facts about Aomori Airport (AOJ):
- The furthest airport from Aomori Airport (AOJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- However, due to the geographic limitations of the existing site, design work began on a new airport at its present location southeast of downtown Aomori.
- In addition to being known as "Aomori Airport", other names for AOJ include "青森空港" and "Aomori Kūkō".
- In 2005, the runway was extended to 3000 meters and the instrument landing system upgraded to handle Cat-3a fog conditions.
- The closest airport to Aomori Airport (AOJ) is Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of AOJ.
- The first Aomori Airport was opened in 1964, in the town of Namioka, with a single 1200 x 30 meter runway designed for use with the NAMC YS-11 aircraft.
- Because of Aomori Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Aomori 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.