Nonstop flight route between Taos, New Mexico, United States and Ottumwa, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taos Regional Airport (TSM), Taos, New Mexico, United States and Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM), Ottumwa, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 780 miles (or 1,256 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 Taos Regional Airport and Ottumwa Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSM / KSKX |
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Location: | Taos, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°27'29"N by 105°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Taos, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Taos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7095 feet (2,163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSM |
More Information: | TSM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OTM / KOTM |
Airport Name: | Ottumwa Regional Airport |
Location: | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°6'24"N by 92°26'53"W |
Area Served: | Ottumwa, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ottumwa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 845 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OTM |
More Information: | OTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Taos Regional Airport (TSM):
- Because of Taos Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TSM.
- Taos Regional Airport is a public-use airport located eight nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Taos, in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Taos Regional Airport", another name for TSM is "SKX".
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Taos Regional Airport covers an area of 832 acres at an elevation of 7,095 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,106 miles (17,873 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM):
- The closest airport to Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) is Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of OTM.
- Because of Ottumwa Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottumwa 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.
- With the end of World War II and much less need for large numbers of aviators, NAS Ottumwa was transitioned from a flight training role to one of classroom-based pre-flight training on December 7, 1945—exactly four years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- In 2002, the City of Ottumwa, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration constructed a new terminal at the airport, replacing the World War II-era operations building that had served as the terminal.
- The furthest airport from Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,856 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) has 2 runways.
- Ottumwa Regional Airport, formerly known as Ottumwa Industrial Airport, is a public airport located five miles northwest of the central business district of Ottumwa, a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States.
- For the 12-month period ending June 4, 2009, the airport had 16,450 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day.