Nonstop flight route between Langgur, Kai Islands, Indonesia and South Lake Tahoe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dumatubun Airport (LUV), Langgur, Kai Islands, Indonesia and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,391 miles (or 11,895 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 Dumatubun Airport and Lake Tahoe 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 Dumatubun Airport and Lake Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUV / WAPL |
Airport Name: | Dumatubun Airport |
Location: | Langgur, Kai Islands, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°39'41"S by 132°43'53"E |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUV |
More Information: | LUV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL |
Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Facts about Dumatubun Airport (LUV):
- The furthest airport from Dumatubun Airport (LUV) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Dumatubun Airport (meaning Dumatubun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,443 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Dumatubun Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Dumatubun 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.
- Dumatubun Airport (LUV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dumatubun Airport (LUV) is Dobo Airport (DOB), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) E of LUV.
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Airlines in bold flew jets to Lake Tahoe.
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
- The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.