Nonstop flight route between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goroka Airport (GKA), Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,841 miles (or 9,400 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 Goroka Airport and Tarin Kowt 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 Goroka Airport and Tarin Kowt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKA / AYGA |
Airport Name: | Goroka Airport |
Location: | Goroka, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°4'54"S by 145°23'30"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5282 feet (1,610 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKA |
More Information: | GKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TII / OATN |
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Location: | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°36'36"N by 65°51'58"E |
Area Served: | Tarin Kowt, Urozgan Province, Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4495 feet (1,370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TII |
More Information: | TII Maps & Info |
Facts about Goroka Airport (GKA):
- Because of Goroka Airport's high elevation of 5,282 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GKA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GKA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Goroka Airport (GKA) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Goroka Airport (GKA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Goroka Airport (GKA) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GKA.
Facts about Tarin Kowt Airport (TII):
- Because of Tarin Kowt Airport's high elevation of 4,495 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TII. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TII a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to the Afghan Air Force and Afghan National Police, the U.S military and the International Security Assistance Force also have presence.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4,495 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Tarin Kowt Airport", another name for TII is "Tarin Kowt Airport (Tarin Kowt)".
- The furthest airport from Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,967 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) S of TII.
- Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) currently has only 1 runway.