Nonstop flight route between Terre Haute, Indiana, United States and Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, United States and Tainan Airport (TNN), Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,774 miles (or 12,511 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 Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field and Tainan 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 Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field and Tainan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF):

• In years past Hulman Field has hosted the Terre Haute Air Fair.
• The furthest airport from Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On September 11, 2001, the 181 FW flew combat air patrols over the Midwestern United States less than four hours after the attacks on New York City and Washington, DC.
• Terre Haute International Airport is a civil-military public airport six miles east of Terre Haute, in Vigo County, Indiana.
• The closest airport to Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Sullivan County Airport (SIV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of HUF.
• Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) has 3 runways.
• Because of Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field 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.
• Originally called Hulman Field, the airport dates to 1943 when ground was broken on a 638-acre site donated to the city of Terre Haute by businessman Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr.

Facts about Tainan Airport (TNN):

• A number of US units have been stationed at Tainan Air Base, including the 868th Tactical Missile Squadron from 1958 to 1962, which operated MGM-1 Matadors, probably under the ultimate control of the United States Taiwan Defense Command.
• On 24 February 1969, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104, a Handley Page Dart Herald with 36 passengers and crew board, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Tainan.
• It is the third busiest domestic airport after Taipei Songshan Airport and Kaohsiung Airport.
• The closest airport to Tainan Airport (TNN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of TNN.
• Tainan Airport (TNN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Tainan Airport (TNN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Tainan Airport (meaning Tainan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• In addition to being known as "Tainan Airport", other names for TNN include "臺南航空站台南機場" and "Táinán HángkōngzhànTáinán Jīchǎng".
• Because of Tainan Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Tainan 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.