Nonstop flight route between Seldovia, Alaska, United States and Timbuktu, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seldovia Airport (SOV), Seldovia, Alaska, United States and Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,887 miles (or 11,084 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 Seldovia Airport and Timbuktu 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 Seldovia Airport and Timbuktu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOV / PASO |
Airport Name: | Seldovia Airport |
Location: | Seldovia, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°26'33"N by 151°42'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOV |
More Information: | SOV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOM / GATB |
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Location: | Timbuktu, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'50"N by 3°0'26"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOM |
More Information: | TOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Seldovia Airport (SOV):
- Because of Seldovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Seldovia 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 Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,674 miles (17,177 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Seldovia Airport covers an area of 177 acres which contains one gravel runway measuring 1,845 by 60 ft.
- Seldovia Airport (SOV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Seldovia Airport is a public airport located one mile east of the central business district of Seldovia, in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.
- The closest airport to Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Graham Airport (PGM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of SOV.
- There are 15 aircraft based at this airport, 14 of which are single engine and 1 being multi engine.
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
- Because of Timbuktu Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Timbuktu 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 closest airport to Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Goundam Airport (GUD), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of TOM.
- The furthest airport from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Timbuktu Airport (meaning Timbuktu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- Timbuktu Airport (TOM) currently has only 1 runway.