Nonstop flight route between Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Tambao, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC), Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Tambao Airport (TMQ), Tambao, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,699 miles (or 5,953 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 Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport and Tambao 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 Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport and Tambao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOC / SBMK |
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Location: | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°42'21"S by 43°49'18"W |
Area Served: | Montes Claros |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2191 feet (668 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOC |
More Information: | MOC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMQ / DFEM |
Airport Name: | Tambao Airport |
Location: | Tambao, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°47'26"N by 0°2'27"E |
Area Served: | Tambao, Oudalan Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso |
Elevation: | 820 feet (250 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from TMQ |
More Information: | TMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC):
- The airport was inaugurated in 1939.
- The closest airport to Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) is Januária Airport (JNA), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) NNW of MOC.
- In addition to being known as "Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport", another name for MOC is "Aeroporto de Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro".
- Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport handled 322,176 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 11,923 miles (19,188 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is operated by Infraero.
Facts about Tambao Airport (TMQ):
- The closest airport to Tambao Airport (TMQ) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SW of TMQ.
- The furthest airport from Tambao Airport (TMQ) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Tambao Airport (meaning Tambao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
- Because of Tambao Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambao 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.