Nonstop flight route between Arusha, Tanzania and Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania and Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,830 miles (or 12,601 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 Arusha Airport and Tinson Pen Aerodrome, 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 Arusha Airport and Tinson Pen Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARK / HTAR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Arusha, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'0"S by 36°37'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4550 feet (1,387 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARK | 
| More Information: | ARK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTP / MKTP | 
| Airport Name: | Tinson Pen Aerodrome | 
| Location: | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'18"N by 76°49'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KTP | 
| More Information: | KTP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
- The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
- In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
- The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.
Facts about Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP):
- The closest airport to Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of KTP.
- Because of Tinson Pen Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinson Pen Aerodrome 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.
- Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,889 miles (19,134 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The airport is at an elevation of 16 ft above mean sea level.




