Nonstop flight route between Safford, Arizona, United States and Kigoma, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Safford Regional Airport (SAD), Safford, Arizona, United States and Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,183 miles (or 14,779 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 Safford Regional Airport and Kigoma 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 Safford Regional Airport and Kigoma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAD / KSAD |
Airport Name: | Safford Regional Airport |
Location: | Safford, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°51'11"N by 109°38'6"W |
Area Served: | Safford, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Safford |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3179 feet (969 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAD |
More Information: | SAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKQ / HTKA |
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Location: | Kigoma, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'5"S by 29°40'13"E |
Area Served: | Kigoma |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2700 feet (823 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKQ |
More Information: | TKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Safford Regional Airport (SAD):
- The closest airport to Safford Regional Airport (SAD) is Greenlee County Airport (CFT), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of SAD.
- The furthest airport from Safford Regional Airport (SAD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,434 miles (18,401 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The Civilian Pilot Training Airport or Wickersham Airport was 3 miles south of Safford, where the fairgrounds are today.
- Safford Regional Airport is in Graham County, Arizona three miles east of Safford, which owns it.
- Safford Regional Airport (SAD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
- The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".