Nonstop flight route between Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique and Waco, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pemba Airport (POL), Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique and TSTC Waco Airport (CNW), Waco, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,461 miles (or 15,225 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 Pemba Airport and TSTC Waco 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 Pemba Airport and TSTC Waco Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POL / FQPB |
Airport Name: | Pemba Airport |
Location: | Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°59'12"S by 40°31'20"E |
Area Served: | Pemba |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 331 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POL |
More Information: | POL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNW / KCNW |
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Location: | Waco, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°38'16"N by 97°4'27"W |
Area Served: | Waco, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Texas State Technical College |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 470 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNW |
More Information: | CNW Maps & Info |
Facts about Pemba Airport (POL):
- The closest airport to Pemba Airport (POL) is Nacala Airport (MNC), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) S of POL.
- Because of Pemba Airport's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at Pemba 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 Pemba Airport (POL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Pemba Airport (POL) has 2 runways.
Facts about TSTC Waco Airport (CNW):
- The closest airport to TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is Waco Regional Airport (ACT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of CNW.
- TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) has 2 runways.
- Because of TSTC Waco Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at TSTC Waco 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 "TSTC Waco Airport", another name for CNW is "(formerly James Connally AFB)".
- The furthest airport from TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,972 miles (17,658 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport and the base facilities were used as a technical school while General Dynamics remained as a tenant performing modification work on various military aircraft.
- TSTC Waco Airport is a public use airport located eight nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Waco, a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
- In 1968, as part of a nation-wide reduction in air force bases and naval air stations to stay within congressional funding limits while continuing to prosecute the war in Vietnam, James Connally AFB was closed.