Nonstop flight route between Arusha, Tanzania and Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania and Ranai Airport (NTX), Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,980 miles (or 8,015 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 Ranai 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 Arusha Airport and Ranai Airport. 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 |
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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: | NTX / WION |
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| Location: | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°54'31"N by 108°23'16"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Indonesian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NTX |
| More Information: | NTX Maps & Info |
Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):
- The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
- In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)".
- Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
- 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.
Facts about Ranai Airport (NTX):
- Ranai Airport (NTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ranai Airport (NTX) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is located 152 miles (244 kilometers) WSW of NTX.
- In addition to being known as "Ranai Airport", another name for NTX is "Bandar Udara Ranai".
- Because of Ranai Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ranai 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 Ranai Airport (NTX) is Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), which is nearly antipodal to Ranai Airport (meaning Ranai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Leticia, Colombia.
