Nonstop flight route between Tyler, Texas, United States and Aurukun, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas, United States and Aurukun Airport (AUU), Aurukun, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,618 miles (or 13,870 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Aurukun 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Aurukun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYR / KTYR |
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Location: | Tyler, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'14"N by 95°24'10"W |
Area Served: | Tyler, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tyler |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYR |
More Information: | TYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUU / YAUR |
Airport Name: | Aurukun Airport |
Location: | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'14"S by 141°43'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aurukun Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUU |
More Information: | AUU Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR):
- The Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, a large aviation museum at the airport rented and moved into the old terminal that had been closed since 2002.
- The closest airport to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of TYR.
- Tyler Pounds Regional Airport is a city-owned airport three miles west of Tyler, in Smith County, Texas.
- The airport opened in November 1929 as Tyler Municipal Airport.
- Because of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyler Pounds 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 furthest airport from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tyler Pounds Regional Airport", another name for TYR is "(former Pounds Army Airfield)".
- In early 2006, American Eagle announced it would be cutting flights to Tyler from eight per day to four per day.
Facts about Aurukun Airport (AUU):
- The closest airport to Aurukun Airport (AUU) is Weipa Airport (WEI), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of AUU.
- The furthest airport from Aurukun Airport (AUU) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- Aurukun Airport (AUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aurukun Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Aurukun 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.