Nonstop flight route between Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Basongo Airport (BAN), Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,545 miles (or 7,314 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 Basongo Airport and Tampere–Pirkkala 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 Basongo Airport and Tampere–Pirkkala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAN / FZVR |
Airport Name: | Basongo Airport |
Location: | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°19'1"S by 20°25'58"E |
Area Served: | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BAN |
More Information: | BAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMP / EFTP |
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Location: | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°24'55"N by 23°35'16"E |
Area Served: | Tampere, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMP |
More Information: | TMP Maps & Info |
Facts about Basongo Airport (BAN):
- The furthest airport from Basongo Airport (BAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Basongo Airport (meaning Basongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Basongo Airport (BAN) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SW of BAN.
Facts about Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP):
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport handled 466,671 passengers last year.
- Terminal 1 is connected to the city by a Paunu city bus service, while Terminal 2 has a direct Ryanair-affiliated link to the railway station.
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport is located in Pirkkala, 7 NM south-west of Tampere city centre.
- The closest airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Halli Airport (KEV), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of TMP.
- The furthest airport from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,971 miles (17,656 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Karhumäki Airways began to fly to Stockholm in the 1950s.
- In addition to being known as "Tampere–Pirkkala Airport", another name for TMP is "Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema".
- The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force, with F-18 Hornets stationed there.
- Because of Tampere–Pirkkala Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampere–Pirkkala 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.
- There is a connection to Helsinki with one change of bus at Tampere coach station using the city bus service.
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) currently has only 1 runway.