Nonstop flight route between Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Tobruk, Libya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Tobruk International Airport (TOB), Tobruk, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,577 miles (or 8,975 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Tobruk International 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Tobruk International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDU / KRDU |
Airport Name: | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Location: | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'40"N by 78°47'14"W |
Area Served: | The Research Triangle Metropolitan Region of North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 435 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDU |
More Information: | RDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOB / HLGN |
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Location: | Tobruk, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°5'45"N by 23°50'14"E |
Area Served: | Cyrenaica |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation, and Libyan Armed Forces |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
View all routes: | Routes from TOB |
More Information: | TOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):
- American Airlines built a terminal at RDU between 1985 and 1987 to house a new hub operation, and offered service to 38 cities at the hub's outset in June 1987.
- The region's first airport opened in 1929 as Raleigh's Municipal Airport, just south of what is now downtown.
- The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The hub's traffic peaked in 1991.
- Midway Airlines replaced AA as the airport's hub carrier from 1995 until 2003.
- Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham International 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.
- Terminal 2 was designed by Fentress Architects under a philosophy of contextual regionalism, related to Critical regionalism.
- The airport incorporates two cargo areas, North Cargo and South Cargo.
- The airport has implemented the most ambitious expansion in its history, begun in 2006 and completed in January 2011.
- In the 1970s, the last decade before airline deregulation, Piedmont connected RDU to Charlotte, Greensboro, New Bern, Norfolk, Richmond, Rocky Mount, Washington, Wilmington and Winston-Salem.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
Facts about Tobruk International Airport (TOB):
- The furthest airport from Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,724 miles (18,868 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Tobruk International Airport", another name for TOB is "مطار طبرق الدولي".
- 24 km south of Tobruk's famous natural port was the largest airfield in eastern Libya.
- The closest airport to Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of TOB.
- 15 - 33 is currently out of service for operational reasons.
- At the beginning of World War II, Libya was an Italian colony and Tobruk became the site of important battles between the Allies and Axis powers.