Nonstop flight route between Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States and Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia:
Departure Airport:
(29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°51'3"N by 10°13'37"E)
Distance from LJN to TUN:
5,811.15 miles (9,352.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States and Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN), Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,811 miles (or 9,352 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJN / KLBX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W |
| Area Served: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | Brazoria County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LJN |
| More Information: | LJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUN / DTTA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'3"N by 10°13'37"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUN |
| More Information: | TUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN):
- The furthest airport from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,744 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport", another name for LJN is "LBX".
- Because of Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Texas Gulf Coast Regional 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.
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's on-site restaurant, the Windsock Restaurant, closed in February 2011.
- At present, no regularly scheduled commercial passenger airline service is offered from this airfield.
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, previously known as Brazoria County Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Angleton and north of Lake Jackson, both cities in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
- The closest airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of LJN.
Facts about Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN):
- Because of Tunis–Carthage Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunis–Carthage 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 Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) is Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) NW of TUN.
- On 7 May 2002, EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737 from Cairo crashed 4 miles from Tunis–Carthage International Airport.
- Tunis–Carthage Airport handled 3,994,705 passengers last year.
- The airport is named for the historic city of Carthage, located just east of the airport.
- The history of the airport dates back to 1920 when the first seaplane base in Tunisia was built on the Lake of Tunis for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale.
- Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) has 2 runways.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force as a headquarters and command control base for the Italian Campaign of 1943.
- In addition to being known as "Tunis–Carthage Airport", other names for TUN include "Aéroport international de Tunis-Carthage" and "مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority has its head office on the airport property.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.97 miles (41.79 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) NNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) ENE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) NNE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) NNE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 42.64 miles (68.62 km) N | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 42.94 miles (69.10 km) WNW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) NNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 54.48 miles (87.68 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) NNE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 66.09 miles (106.37 km) N | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 85.99 miles (138.39 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 89.79 miles (144.50 km) W | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 100.15 miles (161.18 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,025.59 miles (17,743.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,959.58 miles (17,637.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.59 miles (17,145.25 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,647.84 miles (17,136.00 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,632.45 miles (17,111.23 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,624.22 miles (17,097.97 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,617.71 miles (17,087.50 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,613.10 miles (17,080.09 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,608.99 miles (17,073.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,596.39 miles (17,053.19 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,587.73 miles (17,039.26 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,580.85 miles (17,028.18 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.97 miles (17,007.45 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,565.82 miles (17,003.99 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,562.54 miles (16,998.71 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) NW | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 2 | 54.84 miles (88.26 km) SSE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 3 | 75.12 miles (120.89 km) W | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 4 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) SSE | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 5 | 133.45 miles (214.77 km) W | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 6 | 144.39 miles (232.38 km) ENE | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 7 | 149.67 miles (240.87 km) S | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 162.85 miles (262.09 km) SE | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 9 | 177.70 miles (285.98 km) NNW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 10 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) W | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 11 | 182.28 miles (293.36 km) ENE | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 12 | 185.44 miles (298.44 km) SSW | Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) | Gafsa, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 204.14 miles (328.53 km) W | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 14 | 207.93 miles (334.64 km) S | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) | Djerba, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 213.85 miles (344.15 km) N | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,841.32 miles (19,056.70 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,756.62 miles (18,920.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,702.83 miles (18,833.84 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,689.82 miles (18,812.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,669.91 miles (18,780.85 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,663.93 miles (18,771.23 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,654.51 miles (18,756.07 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,638.94 miles (18,731.02 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,627.46 miles (18,712.53 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,623.51 miles (18,706.18 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,617.50 miles (18,696.50 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,616.64 miles (18,695.12 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,613.25 miles (18,689.66 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,603.33 miles (18,673.71 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,595.24 miles (18,660.68 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |