Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Ternopil, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°31'29"N by 25°41'59"E)
Distance from ELS to TNL:
5,705.83 miles (9,182.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Ternopil (TNL), Ternopil, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,706 miles (or 9,183 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 East London Airport and Ternopil, 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 East London Airport and Ternopil. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
| Airport Name: | East London Airport |
| Location: | East London, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
| Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
| More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNL / UKLT |
| Airport Name: | Ternopil |
| Location: | Ternopil, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°31'29"N by 25°41'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | KP "Ternopilaviaavtotrans" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNL |
| More Information: | TNL Maps & Info |
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Passenger flights were undertaken by two de Havilland Moth planes on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays, weather permitting.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
Facts about Ternopil (TNL):
- Ternopil (TNL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ternopil (TNL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,320 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ternopil (TNL) is Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of TNL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) WSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 114.31 miles (183.96 km) NNE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 3 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) WSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 210.82 miles (339.28 km) NE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 221.32 miles (356.17 km) N | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 222.73 miles (358.45 km) NNE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) N | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 228.78 miles (368.18 km) N | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 247.37 miles (398.09 km) N | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 269.67 miles (433.99 km) NNE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 279.14 miles (449.23 km) NNE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 286.72 miles (461.43 km) NNW | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 13 | 289.10 miles (465.25 km) N | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 305.60 miles (491.81 km) NE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) WSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,568.58 miles (18,617.79 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,567.16 miles (18,615.49 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,563.78 miles (18,610.05 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,562.20 miles (18,607.51 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,561.78 miles (18,606.84 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,558.95 miles (18,602.28 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,558.59 miles (18,601.70 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,558.30 miles (18,601.24 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,556.31 miles (18,598.04 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,549.72 miles (18,587.42 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,545.26 miles (18,580.25 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,543.40 miles (18,577.26 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,541.15 miles (18,573.63 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.68 miles (102.48 km) SW | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 80.47 miles (129.50 km) WNW | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 88.41 miles (142.28 km) S | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 130.43 miles (209.90 km) SSE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 5 | 144.70 miles (232.88 km) ENE | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 149.93 miles (241.29 km) SE | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 7 | 164.46 miles (264.68 km) SW | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 8 | 168.99 miles (271.96 km) WNW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 9 | 177.05 miles (284.93 km) NW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 10 | 179.89 miles (289.51 km) SW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 11 | 184.51 miles (296.94 km) SSE | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 12 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) NNW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 13 | 204.41 miles (328.97 km) NNW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 14 | 210.31 miles (338.45 km) WSW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 210.83 miles (339.30 km) SSW | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,319.53 miles (18,216.97 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,882.49 miles (17,513.63 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,872.54 miles (17,497.61 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,868.33 miles (17,490.84 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,848.80 miles (17,459.41 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,847.19 miles (17,456.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,841.53 miles (17,447.70 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,833.38 miles (17,434.59 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,819.75 miles (17,412.66 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,814.13 miles (17,403.62 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,807.44 miles (17,392.85 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,805.40 miles (17,389.55 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,804.50 miles (17,388.12 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,799.39 miles (17,379.89 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,798.04 miles (17,377.72 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |