Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Old Town, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Tehran, Iran and Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), Old Town, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,732 miles (or 9,225 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 Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport and Old Town Municipal 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 Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport and Old Town Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA):

• In April 2005 the $350 million Imam Khomeini International Airport was reopened under the management of a consortium of four local airlines—Mahan Air, Aseman, Caspian Airlines and Kish Air—although no formal contract appeared to have been awarded.
• In addition to being known as "Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport", another name for IKA is "فرودگاه امام خمینی".
• The construction began before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport handled 4,986,477 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Mehrabad Airport (THR), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of IKA.
• The French firm ADPI, subsidiary of the Aéroports de Paris Group has been commissioned for providing a master plan development study, with a second phase of development offering a 26.5 million annual passengers throughput capacity.
• After construction of the main terminal was finished by M&J Foundation, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization decided to turn the management of operations along with the construction of the second terminal to the TAV consortium of two Turkish and an Austrian companies.
• The furthest airport from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport is located in Ahmadabad, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran and is the largest and most important airport of the country.
• The airport reopened on 13 May, as deputy head of Iran's Joint Chiefs of staff Brigadier-General Alireza Afshar stated "because foreign companies will no longer be in charge of the airport's operation, security obstacles are removed."
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) has 2 runways.

Facts about Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD):

• Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Old Town Municipal Airport", another name for OLD is "Dewitt Field".
• Because of Old Town Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Old Town Municipal 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 Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) is Bangor International Airport (BGR), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SW of OLD.
• The furthest airport from Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,665 miles (18,773 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.