Nonstop flight route between Beauvais, France and Tatitlek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA), Beauvais, France and Tatitlek Airport (TEK), Tatitlek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,619 miles (or 7,433 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 Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Tatitlek 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 Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Tatitlek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVA / LFOB |
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Location: | Beauvais, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'15"N by 2°6'46"E |
Area Served: | Beauvais, France |
Operator/Owner: | Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI) de l'Oise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVA |
More Information: | BVA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEK / |
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Location: | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°52'21"N by 146°41'27"W |
Area Served: | Tatitlek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TEK |
More Information: | TEK Maps & Info |
Facts about Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA):
- In addition to being known as "Beauvais–Tillé Airport", another name for BVA is "Aéroport de Beauvais-TilléAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-61/B-42".
- The increasing number and frequency of USAAF Eighth Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator daylight heavy bomber raids over occupied Europe and Germany made the Luftwaffe move out the bomber units and assign day interceptor fighter units to attack the American bombers as part of the Defense of the Reich.
- With the Luftwaffe switching to night attacks on England, the badly damaged units at Beauvais were replaced by a series of He 111 and Ju 88A units that carried out anti-shipping missions.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 3 September 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- Because of Beauvais–Tillé Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauvais–Tillé 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 closest airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of BVA.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (meaning Beauvais–Tillé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is equipped to handle medium-sized passenger jets.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport handled 386,256 passengers last year.
Facts about Tatitlek Airport (TEK):
- In addition to being known as "Tatitlek Airport", other names for TEK include "PAKA" and "7KA".
- Tatitlek Airport (TEK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tatitlek Airport (TEK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,547 miles (16,974 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Tatitlek Airport (TEK) is Valdez Airport (VDZ), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NE of TEK.
- Because of Tatitlek Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Tatitlek 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.