Nonstop flight route between Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW), Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia and Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,168 miles (or 14,754 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 Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport and Tenerife-South 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 Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport and Tenerife-South Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW):

• Because of Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Syukuran Aminuddin Amir 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 Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) is Bolaang Airport (BJG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of LUW.
• Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) is Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), which is nearly antipodal to Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (meaning Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tepoe Airstrip), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in Kasikasima, Suriname.
• In addition to being known as "Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport", another name for LUW is "Bandara Syukuran Aminuddin Amir".

Facts about Tenerife-South Airport (TFS):

• In the late 1960s, the island authorities of Tenerife said they needed a new airport at a new location as the existing airport did not meet technical requirements due to adverse weather conditions.
• Because of Tenerife-South Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Tenerife-South 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.
• Tenerife South handled over 8.5 million passengers in 2012.
• In addition to being known as "Tenerife-South Airport", other names for TFS include "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur" and "Tenerife Sur/Reina Sofía Airport".
• Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of TFS.
• The furthest airport from Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife-South Airport (meaning Tenerife-South Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,561 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• Tenerife-South Airport handled 8,701,983 passengers last year.
• The airport was opened by Queen Sofía on 6 November 1978.