Nonstop flight route between Luena, Moxico Province, Angola and Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luena Airport (LUO), Luena, Moxico Province, Angola and Tureira Airport (ZTA), Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,755 miles (or 15,698 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 Luena 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 Luena 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: | LUO / FNUE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'5"S by 19°53'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4360 feet (1,329 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LUO | 
| More Information: | LUO 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 Luena Airport (LUO):
- The closest airport to Luena Airport (LUO) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) S of LUO.
- Because of Luena Airport's high elevation of 4,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Luena Airport", other names for LUO include "Aeroporto de Luena/Luso (Luena)" and "Aeroporto de Luena".
- Luena Airport (LUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Luena Airport (LUO) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,824 miles (19,028 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Tureira Airport (ZTA):
- The closest airport to Tureira Airport (ZTA) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of ZTA.
- 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.
- The first recorded European to arrive to Tureia was Captain Edward Edwards in 1791, during his search for the Bounty mutineers.
- 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.




