Nonstop flight route between Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States and Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W)
Arrival Airport:
(61°35'24"N by 89°58'23"E)
Distance from MSL to TGP:
5,779.29 miles (9,300.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States and Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP), Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,779 miles (or 9,301 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSL / KMSL |
| Airport Name: | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport |
| Location: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W |
| Area Served: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Colbert & Lauderdale Counties |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSL |
| More Information: | MSL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGP / UNIP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'24"N by 89°58'23"E |
| Area Served: | Bor |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGP |
| More Information: | TGP Maps & Info |
Facts about Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL):
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport covers an area of 640 acres at an elevation of 551 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport was opened in February 1940, however in 1942 it was taken over by the United States Army Air Forces as a World War II pilot training military airfield.
- Because of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Northwest Alabama 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.
- The furthest airport from Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,932 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of MSL.
- Pilot training at the airfield apparently ended on May 30, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP):
- Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Podkamennaya Tunguska 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.
- In addition to being known as "Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport", other names for TGP include "Aeroport "Podkamennaya Tunguska"" and "Аэропорт «Подкаменная Тунгуска»".
- The furthest airport from Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) is Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE), which is located 228 miles (366 kilometers) SSE of TGP.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) E | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 48.04 miles (77.31 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 48.69 miles (78.35 km) SSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 52.77 miles (84.92 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 57.54 miles (92.61 km) WNW | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 60.98 miles (98.14 km) NNE | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 63.15 miles (101.63 km) ENE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 73.81 miles (118.78 km) WSW | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) N | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 86.70 miles (139.52 km) NE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 88.71 miles (142.77 km) ENE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 89.78 miles (144.49 km) SSW | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) NW | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 95.23 miles (153.26 km) SSE | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) SSW | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,142.65 miles (17,932.31 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,122.93 miles (17,900.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,103.49 miles (17,869.29 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,090.79 miles (17,848.85 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,087.23 miles (17,843.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,084.36 miles (17,838.50 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,072.96 miles (17,820.15 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,066.34 miles (17,809.50 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,065.40 miles (17,807.98 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,059.28 miles (17,798.14 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,036.88 miles (17,762.10 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,012.40 miles (17,722.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.51 miles (17,708.39 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,999.24 miles (17,701.51 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,995.36 miles (17,695.27 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 227.62 miles (366.33 km) SSE | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) | Yeniseysk, Russia | |
| 2 | 297.50 miles (478.77 km) N | Turukhansk (THX) | Turukhansk, Russia | |
| 3 | 368.32 miles (592.75 km) S | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 4 | 384.96 miles (619.53 km) SSE | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 397.24 miles (639.30 km) SSW | Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) | Tomsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 413.05 miles (664.73 km) W | Raduzhny Airport (RAT) | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 7 | 414.35 miles (666.82 km) W | Strezhevoy (SWT) | Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 415.92 miles (669.36 km) NNW | Igarka (IAA) | Igarka, Russia | |
| 9 | 449.39 miles (723.22 km) W | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 458.18 miles (737.36 km) SSW | Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ) | Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 482.41 miles (776.35 km) WNW | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 12 | 496.44 miles (798.94 km) ESE | Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 503.09 miles (809.64 km) WNW | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 512.01 miles (824.00 km) NW | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 15 | 525.79 miles (846.18 km) SSW | Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,525.23 miles (18,548.01 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,513.22 miles (18,528.69 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,487.69 miles (18,487.60 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,460.64 miles (18,444.06 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,435.16 miles (18,403.05 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 6 | 11,406.80 miles (18,357.42 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,397.92 miles (18,343.13 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,397.62 miles (18,342.65 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,264.10 miles (18,127.76 km) SW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,231.00 miles (18,074.50 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,170.60 miles (17,977.29 km) SW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,151.69 miles (17,946.87 km) SW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,129.98 miles (17,911.92 km) SW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,119.35 miles (17,894.81 km) SW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,093.31 miles (17,852.91 km) SW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |