Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,604 miles (or 7,410 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 Kickapoo Downtown Airport and Tureira 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 Kickapoo Downtown Airport and Tureira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIP / KCWC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°51'38"N by 98°29'25"W | 
| Area Served: | Wichita Falls, Texas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita Falls | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1003 feet (306 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIP | 
| More Information: | KIP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTA / NTGY | 
| Airport Name: | Tureira Airport | 
| Location: | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°46'16"S by 138°33'53"W | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTA | 
| More Information: | ZTA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP):
- In addition to being known as "Kickapoo Downtown Airport", another name for KIP is "CWC".
- The closest airport to Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of KIP.
- Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kickapoo Downtown Airport covers an area of 149 acres at an elevation of 1,003 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,957 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- Tureia atoll is 15 km long and has a maximum width of 8 km.
- The closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
- Because of Tureira Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tureira 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 furthest airport from Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Tureira Airport (meaning Tureira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- This atoll has a 3,000 feet -long airstrip.
- The first recorded European to arrive to Tureia was Captain Edward Edwards in 1791, during his search for the Bounty mutineers.
- Tureia is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.




