Nonstop flight route between Mandritsara, Madagascar and Tucson, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mandritsara Airport (WMA), Mandritsara, Madagascar and Tucson International Airport (TUS), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,740 miles (or 17,285 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 Mandritsara Airport and Tucson International 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 Mandritsara Airport and Tucson International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMA / FMNX |
Airport Name: | Mandritsara Airport |
Location: | Mandritsara, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°49'1"S by 48°49'58"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WMA |
More Information: | WMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUS / KTUS |
Airport Name: | Tucson International Airport |
Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'57"N by 110°56'27"W |
Area Served: | Tucson, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tucson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2643 feet (806 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUS |
More Information: | TUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mandritsara Airport (WMA):
- Because of Mandritsara Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mandritsara 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 Mandritsara Airport (WMA) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,054 miles (17,790 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- The closest airport to Mandritsara Airport (WMA) is Port Bergé Airport (WPB), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) W of WMA.
Facts about Tucson International Airport (TUS):
- The furthest airport from Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Airlines usually use Runway 11L.
- Tucson International Airport handled 1,779,679 passengers last year.
- On November 15, 1963 a new terminal designed by Terry Atkinson opened with an international inspection station.
- Tucson International Airport (TUS) has 3 runways.
- In January 2014, the Tucson Airport Authority board approved a no-cost, 20-year property lease with the Federal Aviation Administration for property on which to build a new federally-funded control tower to replace the 1950s vintage tower currently in use.
- The wing also hosts the Air National Guard / Air Force Reserve Command Command Test Center as a tenant unit, which conducts operational testing on behalf of the Air Reserve Component.
- The closest airport to Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of TUS.