Nonstop flight route between Baidoa, Somalia and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baidoa Airport (BIB), Baidoa, Somalia and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,268 miles (or 13,306 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 Baidoa Airport and Tampa 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 Baidoa Airport and Tampa 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: | BIB / HCMB |
Airport Name: | Baidoa Airport |
Location: | Baidoa, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°5'33"N by 43°37'4"E |
Area Served: | Baidoa |
Elevation: | 1520 feet (463 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIB |
More Information: | BIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPA / KTPA |
Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Baidoa Airport (BIB):
- The furthest airport from Baidoa Airport (BIB) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,941 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Baidoa Airport (BIB) is Bardera Airport (BSY), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) WSW of BIB.
- Baidoa Airport (BIB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- Tampa International Airport's Landside/Airside terminal was the first of its type in the world.
- Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
- The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- Trans Canada Airlines inaugurated international flights in 1950 and Drew Field was renamed Tampa International Airport.
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International 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.
- After World War II, Drew Field was given back to the City of Tampa.
- The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
- Both Delta Air Lines and US Airways opened maintenance bases at the airport.
- The original TPA airsides were designed in the mid-1960s as four identical facilities.