Nonstop flight route between Vidalia, Georgia, United States and Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI), Vidalia, Georgia, United States and Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN), Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,058 miles (or 8,141 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDI / KVDI |
Airport Name: | Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield |
Location: | Vidalia, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°11'34"N by 82°22'15"W |
Area Served: | Vidalia, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Vidalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 275 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDI |
More Information: | VDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUN / DTTA |
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Location: | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'3"N by 10°13'37"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUN |
More Information: | TUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI):
- The airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940.
- Because of Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 275 feet, planes can take off or land at Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield 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 Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Vidalia Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of the city Vidalia, in Toombs County, Georgia, United States.
- The closest airport to Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) is Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of VDI.
- Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) has 2 runways.
Facts about Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN):
- In addition to being known as "Tunis–Carthage Airport", other names for TUN include "Aéroport international de Tunis-Carthage" and "مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي".
- The closest airport to Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) is Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) NW of TUN.
- Because of Tunis–Carthage Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunis–Carthage 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.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force as a headquarters and command control base for the Italian Campaign of 1943.
- The furthest airport from Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 7 May 2002, EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737 from Cairo crashed 4 miles from Tunis–Carthage International Airport.
- The history of the airport dates back to 1920 when the first seaplane base in Tunisia was built on the Lake of Tunis for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale.
- Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) has 2 runways.
- Tunis–Carthage Airport handled 3,994,705 passengers last year.